2. Career Evolution To Date: What I have Done to Prepare for An MBA
My professional experience has encompassed a number of private sector industries and government
MBA Education:
I hope to refine the skills I have
learned through my educational
and professional experience by
obtaining an MBA from the
Sloan School of Management
Gained Exposure to healthcare
finance and corporate accounting
Worked as a
Finance Intern at
EADS North
America
Worked on a VA
Senate Campaign
learning to network
and manage events
2006
Gained experience in
corporate finance and
accounting at BAE Systems
2007
2008
2009
2010
Volunteered as a tutor and Business
Team Mentor with Build DC, which
uses an entrepreneurship model to
assist disadvantaged high school
students
2010
2011
2012
Began undergrad at
Georgetown Univ. Worked at the White House Office of Strategic
majoring in Finance
Initiatives observing the interaction and
& International
influence of the Federal Government on private
Studied Abroad in Hong Kong
Business
enterprise; this work sparked my interest in
gaining exposure to international
strategic consulting
business practices and global
competitive dynamics
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Since 2009, I have been working at
Avascent, the leading management and
strategy consulting firm for senior
executives in the Aerospace and Defense
sector. I have been promoted three times
and have had the ability to manage teams of
up to eight individuals while interacting
directly with C-suite executives at leading
international Aerospace and Defense firms
Obtaining an MBA from the Sloan School of Management will enable me to build upon my past
experience and take the next steps towards an eventual career in Private Equity
3. Career Goals: What I Want to Achieve with an MBA
Community
Engagement
Transition to a role at a
Private Equity Firm
Positivly impact my community
by helping to improve distressed
US manufacturing properties
Obtain a Strategy Position at a
Leading Industrial Firm
Career
Development
Business
Education
Key Areas of Professional Growth
Obtaining an MBA from the Sloan School of Mnagement would enable me to build upon the business fundamentals
I have learned and provide the exposure to commercial markets necessary to achieve my long-term carreer goals
Develop the operational best
practices needed to successfully
manage a portfolio company
MIT Full-Time
MBA Program
Strengthen understanding of
business best practices and
analytical tool kit
Near-Term
(2014-2016)
Mid-Term
(2016-2020)
Long-Term
(2020+)
Anticipated Time Frame
More importantly, an MBA from the Sloan School of Management will enable me to build upon my
past experience and take the next steps towards an eventual career in Private Equity
4. Personal Fit: Why the Sloan School of Management is the Right Next Step for Me
The components I seek in an MBA education align with the core values espoused in the mission statement of the
Sloan School of Management
Academic Excellence
Cross School Collaboration
• I seek an MBA program that
will go beyond fundamentals
and challenge me to think
critically about the most
complex business issues
• Visiting a Sloan class and
speaking with current students
makes me confident that a
Sloan MBA will challenge me
to think in new ways
Career Advancement
• Enrollment in the Sloan School
of Management extends
beyond the business
school, providing me with
opportunities to network with
some of the leading engineers
and technical minds in the
world
The values promoted through the Sloan
MBA program align with what I seek in a
graduate education and will prepare me to
be a socially responsible executive
Sense of Community
• I aspire to obtain a corporate
strategy position with a
leading industrial firm or tech
company
• I believe an MBA should be
more than an education, it
should be a transformative
experience
• Opportunities like Sloan’s
$100K challenge and Action
Learning Projects will prepare
me to achieve this goal
through real world experience
and tangible executive training
• Having visited Sloan, the sense
of community was very strong
and I hope to be able to join
this community and contribute
my ideas and experiences to
academic dialogue I observed
I believe that earning an MBA from Sloan will fulfill my educational and professional needs while
providing me with a platform to make a positive difference in my community
