December 8, 2014

SGP Team,
Siemens

Sub: Reg Application to SGP program

Dear SGP Team,

I am excited at the prospect of joining the Siemens SGP team. I believe my academic achievements and professional experience
make me a suitable candidate for this program. I would like to highlight some aspects of my experience that are relevant to this
job position.
Leadership Experience: I am currently the President of the Manufacturing and Operations club at ISB, a student-elected
representative to further the career and academic interests of the student body in this domain. Within a span of five months my
core team and I organized speaker sessions and facility planning simulation events, and created career competency maps
providing visiting company information. While creating a pitch book, I realized the need to expand the recruitment pool which
resulted in multiple new leads for the current year. We have also initiated a Six-Sigma Green Belt certification program for all
club members.
My leadership skills have been honed over the years thanks to the opportunities that I had at Caterpillar prior to joining ISB.
My first assignment was to lead a cost reduction program in the Power systems division by localization of Engine components
and systems. The main challenges that I overcame in this project were identifying cost-reduction opportunities, personally
scoping and selecting suppliers across Asia Pacific region and finally getting a buy-in from departments such as Supply
Chain, Purchasing, Operations and Product Group.
I then moved to the Operations Engineering team, where I led a team of Four Graduate Engineers to develop a new service
offering for the Organization - Supply Chain Planning. My responsibilities included developing a new team with expertise in
supply chain, streamlining processes, developing a marketing argument to win client contracts. I was also deputed to manage a
team of 20 experienced engineers for a period of two months when my supervisor had to go for an overseas assignment.
Process Oriented approach: I believe that my process oriented approach to tasks and my ability to work with diverse people
led to my leadership opportunities. Right from UT Austin, where I worked as a Research Assistant along with a group of
researchers from USA, China and Korea, I have been trained to get to the root cause of any problem before thinking about
solutions. This was further refined when I was exposed to Six Sigma in Caterpillar. I was a Six Sigma DMAIC Green Belt
trained professional and I worked as the Lead Green Belt in two projects that helped achieve significant efficiency
improvements in the team.
Operations Engineering: My final position at Caterpillar was that of an Internal Lean Engineering consultant. In this
capacity, I executed Value stream Transformation projects in Operations at Client facilities in the US and increased the capacity
by 33%. I also developed a new process to perform lean analysis of manufacturing and assembly from off-shore locations -
Video Lean Analysis. Through this process, CAT India was able to generate up to five new clients and projects till March
2014.
I take great pride in my ability to work in diverse teams across cultures, to learn a new task or process in a short time and to
solve challenging problems. I believe these attributes make me a strong candidate for the SGP program at Siemens. I request
you to consider my application for the same.
Thanking You,
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EDUCATION
Indian School of Business, Post-Graduate Program in Management (Major - Operations & Marketing) April, 2015
President, Manufacturing & Operations Club: (Elected position) One among 32 Professional Club presidents. Planned and
implemented a strategic roadmap for yearlong student activities focusing on learning & development, networking and leadership
Conceptualized, marketed and sourced sponsors for O-Aces, a first of its kind event- An engaging factory planning simulation
aimed at enhancing knowledge of the class in the operations domain. Secured 70 registrations
Successfully generated leads from four prospective recruiters, by creating a career pitch book for club members
Facilitated 'Ops@ISB'- A professional networking platform for the current class, alumni & operations faculty at ISB
Consulting Project: Advising one of Indias biggest steel products manufacturers on potential new market opportunities
Selected from a pool of applicants by the client for profitable growth ideas.
Performed sector analysis, analyzed value streams across three BUs and conducted primary research by interviewing top
management to evaluate clients business capabilities
Second Runner-up (19 teams) Build Your Own Budget, a B-School competition to simulate Indias budget in the lead up to the
Union Budget 2014-2015; Competition sponsored by Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB
The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering [GPA 4.0/ 4.0] December, 2010
Recipient of US Air Force Research Grant for advanced research on Additive Manufacturing technology
Actively researched on Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), an additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology, under the US
Department of Defenses Earmark Research grant. Part of research group of 6 Engineers from USA, India and China.
Published research results on the thermal properties of manufactured products and sustainability aspects of SLS in the
International Journal of Engineering Manufacture
Teaching Assistant, Strength of Materials Laboratory. Instructor for 30 sophomore students of Mechanical Engineering
Anna University, College of Engineering, Guindy, Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering [GPA 8.29/ 10] May, 2008
General Secretary, National Service Scheme, Government of India funded social welfare program (2007)
Led a group of 50 freshmen students to organize a ten day social welfare camp at a village Arul Nagar in Tamil Nadu

EXPERIENCE
34 months of experience in Product Development, New Service development & Lean Engineering
Fast track progression within company. Rated as Exceeded Expectations in all evaluation cycles in Caterpillar
Caterpillar India Private Limited, Chennai - Senior Associate Engineer June 2011 March 2014
Operations Consulting (Lean Engineering)
Managed a team of four to execute Value Stream Transformation projects in Operations Engineering for two CAT locomotive
manufacturing facilities in the US. Increased capacity of line by 33% by executing lean engineering projects
Developed a new process Video Lean Analysis to execute lean engineering projects from offshore locations. Helped generate 5 new
business clients and projects.
Strategic Sourcing
Chief Engineer for Re-sourcing of Engine Water pumps used in CAT India Machines
Achieved a cost reduction of $225,000 by executing 2 localization projects
Scoped suppliers across Asia Pacific region and evaluated their technical and commercial proposals
Managed diverse functional teams- Supply Chain, Operations, Global Purchasing, Product Group across the enterprise to align
objectives and execute the project over a period of 12 months
Performed Feasibility Analysis for localization of Engineering components and systems of CAT India models
Formulated and presented strategy for cost reduction to the tune of 40% by localization of engine systems and components to top
management of CAT India.
Project involved identifying and evaluating suppliers in the region, collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand
challenges & opportunities
Business Development - New Service Offering
Led a team of four associate engineers to conceptualize, plan and implement a new supply chain planning service offering a potential
revenue of $300,000 in the first year. Project aimed at developing new strategic business opportunities for operations in India
Six Sigma DMAIC Green Belt Projects
Led 6 people from multiple teams to devise risk management practices based on the Carnegie Melon eSCM-SP model for
development of Quality Management system; Project aimed at improving employee utilization & customer satisfaction index by 5%
Devised a new tool for project management to standardize execution & increase efficiency of team by 10%

EXTRA-CURRICULARS & INTERESTS

Captained UT Austins cricket team at two tournaments organized at Central Texas region. Runner up in 1 tournament
Organizing Committee Member, ISB Big Leap Conference, an event aimed at imparting modern manufacturing management
practices within Indian SMEs (2014)
Hobbies - Swimming, Cooking