Background
in IT Consulting and Contract Compliance work at KPMG & Deloitte.
Also started a small letterpress & design business with my sister
called Dingbat Press.
Basic school info (Track, concentrations, dual degrees):
Technology Leadership Track. Entrepreneurship, marketing concentrations.
Internship position, company and location:
Business Development at Dynamics (60 employees) in Pittsburgh, PA. Watch out world of payments....
What was your answer to the admission essay "one thing people would be
surprised to know about me is....?"
I wrote about my study abroad in Jerusalem / the Middle East.
What were your career goals coming in? How have they changed?
Become a management consultant. My goals have completely changed
- I realized that I need to be true to my entrepreneurial yearning and
that it was wrong for me to "ignore" that by looking at other career
paths.
Aside from the education, what are you learning by being at Tepper?
Time
management & team management, which, in some sense goes together
well. There is a reason that MBA school is so focused around teams - in
subjects where I'm not as knowledgeable, I have learned tremendously
from my fantastic classmates. I hope that I have helped them in a
similar manner on topics I am excited about. Making sure the team has
the right individuals, right size, is very valuable.
If you're in a Track, why did you choose it?
I'm
in the Technology Leadership track because I love tech and how it has
enabled my learning, productivity, and efficiency. I'll always love tech
and will always want to try new products and services which make my
life better / more automated (so I have more time to do things I love,
like play squash).
What's your favorite place in Pittsburgh?
The Andy Warhol Museum
Favorite event at Tepper?
The international festival. That was a hoot
What is your primary procrastination activity?
Right now it may or may not be Diablo 3.
What are you looking forward to in the next year?
Flexibility in selecting my classes.
When you walk graduation, what will be/is your biggest regret?
Not going out more with my classmates despite the fact that I don't drink.
How do you plan to "pay it forward" (This isn't just about the class gift, but anything at all)
Have
real conversations with people who are looking at Tepper (or business
school in general) to help them make the right decision for them about
where to go.
