MIT Student Resumes
MIT Student Resumes
MIT Student Resumes
EDUCATION
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Cambridge, MA
Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Fellow 2012-Present
Candidate for MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, June 2014
Candidate for MS in Mechanical Engineering, MIT School of Engineering, June 2014
Biomechanics Track
Organizer for 2012 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference; Co-leader of sports business case competition
LGO Curriculum and New Partners Committee Member
Expected Coursework: Biomaterials, Design of Medical Devices, Neural Control of Movement, Nanotechnology
EXPERIENCE
HEWLETT-PACKARD San Diego, CA
Lead R&D Systems Engineer 2009-2012
Leadership
Led a team of five writing systems engineers to develop and test a print module to enable high-speed variable-data
imprinting on web offset, digital and mail printing lines
Determined and delegated necessary tests to ensure performance and stability of the printing system
Proposed and implemented a revamp of HP San Diego's new hire on-boarding process to improve employee retention
Founded HP Community Team, created a new employee guide, developed on-boarding orientation sessions, and secured
welcome gifts for all new hires
Product Development
Filed a Pending Patent: Inkjet Printhead Micro-Priming Servicing Method
Planned printhead reliability, system stability, and print head servicing tests
Designed a system integration project schedule and facilitated the integration of system components and functionalities by
coordinating a multi-functional team of 30 engineers and lab staff
Improved lab set-up and change-over processes and procedures by working with lab technicians and operators, improving
test system uptime and reducing rework
Developed processes to coordinate usage of limited lab tools amongst several engineering groups
Communication
Ensured success of tradeshow demonstration at Graph Expo 2011 in Chicago and interfaced with prospective customers
Presented technical specification and benefits to international clients and OEM partners
Trained a group of 10 engineers and technicians in Corvallis, OR on test planning and procedures
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 2012 - 2014
• Active member of the Management Consulting, Entertainment Media & Sports, Energy and Latin Business Clubs
• Leading ticketing department of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) 2013; 2,600 participants expected
• Elected to Sloan Student Senate; member of Careers Committee
• GMAT: 720
EXPERIENCE
TRANSOCEAN Port Gentil, Gabon; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Offshore Trinidad
Marketing Representative; Marketing Engineer; Drilling Operations Management Trainee 2007 - 2012
OTHER
• Languages: Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and French
• Citizenship: Venezuelan; Authorized to work in the UK
• Thoroughbred Racehorse Fanatic: Closely follow international racing; particularly interested in breeding and training
• Erratic Golfer: Can play anywhere between -2 and +20 on any given round; greatly enjoy every single one of them
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 2012 - Present
• Organizer of the 2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Corporate Sponsorship Team
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track
• Member of the Technology Club and Venture Capital & Private Equity Club
• Active participant in the MIT Sloan Golf Club
• GPA: 5.0 (5.0 Scale), GMAT: 750
EXPERIENCE
MORGAN STANLEY New York, NY
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
Associate 2010 - 2012
• Entrusted to negotiate credit documentation on behalf of Morgan Stanley with clients and their legal counsel to ensure
proper firm risk protections were maintained.
• Coordinated teams of capital markets and banking professionals with cross-product expertise to provide holistic financing
solutions for investment grade clients pursuing strategic acquisitions and corporate events.
• Managed and developed a two-person team responsible for creating client presentations on market conditions, availability
of capital and execution of bank financings for large-scale mergers and acquisitions.
• Led multi-institution syndicates raising capital from other commercial and investment banks to finance mergers and
acquisitions by corporate clients.
• Represented Capital Markets division in formal training of incoming Analysts and Associates. Led interactive case study
based on experiences from Dow Chemical's $15B acquisition of Rohm & Haas during the credit crisis.
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2013 2011-Present
Member of Management Consulting and Healthcare Clubs
Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Organizer:
2013 Conference Student Co-Lead, Content Team Lead
2012 Evolution of Sport Co-Lead, Panel Lead
GMAT 720
EXPERIENCE
CONFERENCE CO-LEAD Cambridge, MA
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference April 2012-March 2013
Managed a team of 50 and oversaw all profit & loss aspects of the 2013 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Achieved 100% revenue growth from sponsorship and ticket sales
Introduced innovative marketing strategies such as developing a mobile application and conference pamphlet
Expanded conference content by 30% (30 total panels), with 50% of the 2013 panels exploring original topics
OTHER
Languages: Conversational Spanish
Mountaineering and Rock Climbing (Ascended Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. McKinley)
Volunteering: Taught science to children aged 10-15 in Gaindakot, Nepal (May 2010); Zookeeper assistant at Stone Zoo in Stoneham,
MA (July 2010-Current)
Other Activities: Coach/Captain of Pfizer co-ed softball team, basketball, golf, running, guitar
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
GOOGLE, INC. Cambridge, MA
Senior Agency Sales Associate (promoted twice), AdWords, Agency Business Development 2007 - 2012
Consultative Sales
• Delivered 25% growth to $89M in 2011/12 revenue for five Search Engine Marketing (SEM) agencies by
spearheading activities such as scaled product adoption, bi-annual business planning, and product and sales training
• Created and presented Quarterly Business Review decks to senior executives to provide direction in expanding firm
services through Google’s offerings and to secure commitment in executing partnership plans and growth strategies
• Instituted a partnership framework between Google sales teams and agency clients to improve short and long-term
account planning, resulting in 10 plans that increased communication, accountability, and client investments
• Built customized playbooks to guide agencies in assessing mobile advertising opportunities and creating solutions
for client campaigns; these efforts facilitated 125% mobile revenue growth to $1.75M in the first half of 2011
• Secured $800K in new revenue through five proposals for emerging advertising product solutions, expanding the
reach of existing media buys and identifying viable channels for new customer acquisition
Team & Cross-Functional Leadership
• Led a five person team across US and Hyderabad, India offices in developing and executing sales initiatives for 400
end clients and 12 SEM agencies, resulting in 28% Y/Y growth and $59M in 2010 revenue
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Google product teams to supplement clients’ search media buys with display,
mobile, and video advertising investments, identifying new revenue channels and customer segments
• Mentored three college diversity interns through 10-week summer internships focused on competitive analysis and
market sizing for video advertising; mentorship contributed to two of three interns accepting full-time offers
Strategic Projects
• Operationalized the strategy for an SEM Agency Center of Excellence to centralize and disseminate expertise,
industry perspectives, and best practices to Google teams working with SEMs and other digital media companies
• Drafted a go-to-market sales and training strategy for the Agency group to address competitive threats to Google’s
remarketing products; presented plans to Director and received approval to move forward with implementation
• Coordinated 2010 North America go-to-customer strategy-planning sessions for SEM segment ($1B+ in revenue);
the plan was adopted by the 25-member team and helped achieve 104% of our revenue quota across the segment
WILMERHALE, LLP. Washington, DC
Paralegal (promoted once) 2004 - 2007
• Supervised three project assistants in document production assignments to assist attorneys in preparing for witness
depositions and SEC proceedings, improving case management strategies and addressing client needs
• Coordinated with practice service groups to leverage the appropriate support technologies in handling 100K+ page
electronic document productions to regulatory entities, opposing counsel, and judicial offices
ACTIVITES/INTERESTS
• Languages: Conversational French and Haitian-Creole
• Clubs: Black Business Students Association, Squash & Tennis Club
• Interests: Concerts in small venues, recreational golfing, seeing wonders of the world (visited The Colosseum,
Christ the Redeemer, and Petra, Jordan), emulating my parents’ Haitian cooking
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2013 2011-2013
MBA Finance Track; Member of Finance, Management Consulting and EMS Clubs
Elected Senator; Selected as Teachers Assistant for Communications course; 100k semin-finalist for LYVLY.com
Managed high profile team (Andrea Kremer and Eric Mangini) for Football Analytics panel at Sports Analytics Conference
September Peer Recognition Award Finalist; Captain of winning cohort team for Sloan Olympics; 100k Semi-finalist
EXPERIENCE
BAIN & COMPANY, INC. Chicago, IL
Advised telecom corporation with $4B+ in annual revenue 2012
Summer Associate
Managed work-stream that identified opportunities and implemented recommendations to reduce $25M of annual contact center
costs; recommendations were used across work-streams and implemented by three different Bain teams
Recommended change to the clients’ mobile application, which was approved by senior management; the opportunity will result
in annual savings of $2M+ for the client
Designed new IT architecture metrics to quantify the success of the Bain IT team
GEOMEME Miami, FL
Marketing analytics and social media agency with 25 full-time employees in India and U.S. 2008-2011
Marketing Manager, Marketing Analyst, Summer Intern
Managed customization and delivery of Geomeme’s flagship social media product, Perception Monitoring (PM), to three clients;
PM measures and engages consumer conversations across millions of social media sources and generates 75% of firm revenue
Established new client relationship with well-known insurance company resulting in 20% increase in PM revenue
Remotely led team of three Hyderabad based analysts in development of weekly PM reports despite 9.5 hour difference
Created prototype of social media index of top celebrities/athletes for NYC based branding agency; the prototype is designed
to replace the popular Q-Score
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
COMMUNICATION/MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Selected spokesperson for FAU football : 5+ TV, 20 + print, and multiple radio interviews
Writer for fifth largest online sports destination: Bleacher Report (December 2010-Present)
Volunteer summer intern at Florida’s largest sports radio station: 790 The Ticket
OTHER INTERESTS
Developing underwater communication device with the head of MIT ocean engineering
Volunteer High School Football Coach (March 2010, October-November 2010)
Scuba Diving, Spear Fishing, and Lobstering (Advanced Open Water and Nitrox Certified in Great Barrier Reef)
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 2012 - Present
• Trade Show Director, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
• Active Member of Technology Club, Entertainment Media and Sports Club
EXPERIENCE
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP Dallas, TX
Senior Consultant (Analyst 2007 - 2009, Consultant 2009 - 2011) 2007 - 2012
Developed and implemented large-scale custom solutions for public sector clients in Tennessee, California, and Texas
Communication
• Organized an interactive training initiative to encourage knowledge transfer of pension plan administration within the
Deloitte Public Sector practice
• Facilitated formal training program to 50 client end users that incorporated hands-on instruction to minimize productivity
losses associated with the transition to new software
• Developed content for a course on effective presentation delivery; material was presented in 14 different Deloitte offices
covering all 7 regions in the United States
ADDITIONAL INTERESTS
• Fairway to Success Program (2011 - 2012): Established fundraising strategy to support yearly operating budget of $200k
and coordinated after-school golf program for 170 high school students in Dallas, TX
• Northwest Austin Youth Lacrosse Association (2010 - 2011): Organized summer skills camp for 40 youth lacrosse players
and served as a volunteer head coach
• Enjoys scuba diving, barbecuing, personal training, and traveling
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2013 2011-Present
• 5.0/5.0 GPA; 740 GMAT: 42 Verbal, 49 Quantitative
• Head Teaching Assistant for Data, Models, and Decisions (core course with six TAs taken by all 1st year MBAs)
• MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (Organizer), MIT Tech Club (Member), Student Activities Board
(Organizer), Entertainment, Media, and Sports Club (Organizer)
EXPERIENCE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ADVANCED MEDIA New York, NY
MBA Summer Intern 2012
• Built a forecast model to estimate year-end MLB AtBat revenues and downloads for use in senior leadership
meetings and finance budget updates
• Calculated demand price elasticity for a number of products using historical sales data supported by anecdotal
research to inform in-season price reduction decisions
• Conducted the first detailed look into cross-platform usage to learn how subscribers are engaging with MLB.TV
• Sold MLBAM a $25K sponsorship to the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference’s ‘First Pitch’ business case competition
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Enjoy traveling, cooking, and dominating fantasy baseball leagues through superior analysis
Fluent Hebrew speaker
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Prototyping Class & Prototyping Lab 2006-2008
Designed and prototyped new final class project, instructed and guided students, taught selected lessons
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Research Paper and Panel Lead for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
• Interests: High end audio, Music, Sports (basketball, football, soccer, tennis, MMA)
EXPERIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND CLIMATE CORPS FELLOWSHIP Nashville, TN
Trains MBAs and matches them with leading organizations to build the business case for energy efficiency Summer 2012
Climate Corps Fellow at Hospital Corporation of America (largest private operator of health care facilities)
• Developed strategy for company-wide employee engagement campaign and presented to Sustainability Committee
• Evaluated profitability and risk of fuel cell power generation for two hospitals and presented recommendations that
could lead to savings of ~$2M to key corporate energy procurement and facility management decision-makers
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2013 2011-Present
Clubs: Entertainment, Media, and Sports; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Investment Management
Leadership: MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (2013 Student Co-Lead / 2012 Trade Show Exhibition Lead)
EXPERIENCE
42 ANALYTICS / MIT SLOAN SPORTS ANALYTICS CONFERENCE (SSAC) Boston, MA
World’s largest conference dedicated to sports analytics / World’s largest student-run conference (www.mitssac.com)
Student Co-Lead March 2012 - Present
Oversee team of 40+ volunteer students organizing 2,700+ attendee conference at Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Managed all business development and sponsorship recruitment activities
Responsible for all conference profit/loss aspects – grew revenue and attendance by 50%+ and 25%+, respectively
Named #3 Most Innovative Company in Sports by Fast Company behind only NFL and MLB Advanced Media
LANE, BERRY & CO. INTERNATIONAL (acquired by Raymond James in 2009) Boston, MA
Middle-market investment banking firm founded by former Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette managing directors
Analyst 2005-2007
Executed seven closed sell-side M&A assignments (enterprise values ranging from $25M to $450M) in the business
services, financial technology, and consumer products sectors
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Travis Roy Foundation: non-profit dedicated to distributing grants to spinal cord injury survivors and research -
Annual Spring Fling organizing committee member; Vermont WIFFLE Ball Tournament annual fundraiser/participant;
representing foundation on a team of three runners competing in 2013 Boston Marathon
Belmont Hill School: alumni class agent representative; assistant varsity squash coach (2011-2012 season)
Massachusetts Men’s Open Squash League participant (4.5 level)
Conference Organizer Page 14 of 26.
STAMATIA (MATIA) KOSTAKIS
17 Irving Street, #6 | Boston, MA 02114
781-789-8611 | matia.kostakis@sloan.mit.edu
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 – Enterprise Management Track (4.8/5.0) 2012-Present
• 2013 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: Coordinator of two content panels, including Marketing and Digital Analytics,
Co-Manager of Media Relations
• Enterprise Management Lab: Consulting on a new marketing initiative for the Boston Red Sox
• Active member of Entertainment, Media and Sports Club: Organizer of Annual Sloan Golf Tournament
• V.P. of Academics for Marketing Club: Incorporating professors as resources for marketing focused students
EXPERIENCE
CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES Boston, MA
Associate in Competition Practice (2010-2012) and Analyst in Finance Practice (2008-2010) 2008-2012
Economic consulting firm providing expert testimony and litigation support in a variety of industries
Quantitative Analysis
• Modeled and analyzed healthcare company, industry, and economic data needed for evaluation of opponent's fraudulent
business practices initially amounting to $8 billion
• Examined opponents expert opinions and detected flaws in methodology and analysis to establish effective rebuttal report
• Assessed hundreds of market research academic papers; synthesized findings to expedite learning processes to academics,
attorney clients, and project team members; applied important valuation methods to defendants’ litigation strategy for
reducing legal claims by 50%
• Developed framework and evaluated results of a market research survey estimating value of public goods to society in
coordination with economic experts, attorneys, clients, contracting programmers, and market research firms
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Fluent in Greek, Signed with Model & Talent Management as fashion model, Avid runner and recent triathlete
• Active member of men's CRA and Sloan basketball teams, Volunteer coach for high school boy's basketball league
• Operated front and backroom restaurant operations for family-owned pizzeria for 13 years
• 2006 Summer intern in Lucent’s Global Supply Chain group providing solution to removing non-conforming inventory
• Co-founder with Bates Career Office of "Game Day," an annual conference facilitating alumni networking and career
development skills for Bates student athletes. Volunteer tutor in Bates Quantitative and Statistics Workshop
Conference Organizer Page 15 of 26.
ALESSANDRO LABELLI
28 Exeter St, Apt. 612, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 435-5814
alessandro.labelli@sloan.mit.edu
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2013 2011-present
• Enrolled in the Finance Track
• Member of Finance Club, Tech & Media Club and Finance Track Student Advisory Board
EXPERIENCE
BARCLAYS New York, NY
Investment Banking, Summer Associate, Global Technology Media & Telecom Group Summer 2012
• Refined growth projections, analyzed target’s customer database, performed precedent transaction valuation and
drafted internal deal advisory committee memo for potential $600M acquisition of payment processing company
• Built LBO model for take-private transaction of $900M satellite company
• Assisted in pitching a winning mandate for whole-business securitization of $300M out-of-home advertising
company, performed comparable company valuation and drafted sections of Rating Agencies presentation
• Cooperated with product groups and other industry teams (Sponsors, Retail and Industrials) on pitching dual-track
dividend recap and sale of promotional products company and divestiture of U.S. automaker telematics unit
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 2012 - Present
• Enterprise Management Track: consulting with a team of five students for a major league sports team to design and
optimize a loyalty program strategy to provide more value to fans and promote behavioral change
• Co-Director of Sponsorship for MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
• Entertainment, Media and Sports Club: co-led NY Sports Trek for 25 students
• Coordinator of interview preparation team in Management Consulting Club; Sloan Women in Management active member
• GMAT: 720
EXPERIENCE
WASSERMAN MEDIA GROUP, LLC Los Angeles, CA
Global sports, media and entertainment management and brand consulting company 2008-2012
Human Resources Department: Director (promoted Jan. 2012), Sr. Manager (Sept. 2010), Manager (Jan. 2010),
Coordinator (June 2009), and Administrative Assistant
Strategic Execution
• Executed first ever corporate training program for 300 employees with a limited budget of $125K to promote skill building
and leadership development
• Increased employee engagement and teamwork by expanding and managing a department's weekly softball team to a
company-wide roster
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Volunteer: Conducted research and event management for non-profit, Levantine Cultural Center, promoting Middle
Eastern culture through art and educational programming (2010-2012)
• Interests: Boston sports teams, fitness, reading, jigsaw puzzles and traveling (favorite cities: Venice and Queenstown, NZ)
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Avid follower of sabermetrics and other statistic-based sports analyses
• Winner of Sports Trivia Bowl two times while an undergraduate student at Northwestern
• First team all-state academic and first team all-conferencer performer on high school golf team
• Adept with MATLAB, STATA, and other statistical modeling programs
• Proficient in SQL
• Conversation-level understanding of German
EXPERIENCE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil) in MA and CA; certified LEED Accredited Professional
• Raised over $5,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training to compete in the San Diego
Rock 'n' Roll marathon and Nike Women’s half marathon; Marathon Mentor for Boston City Chapter
• Captain for three seasons of one of the WAKA Golden Gate Kickball teams
• Proficient in Microsoft applications and fluent in Spanish
• Hobbies include running, dance choreography, rock climbing, scuba diving, and adventure traveling
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2013 2011 - Present
Serving as Teaching Assistant for Marketing Strategy: Selling Formats, Resource Management, Customer Resources.
Leading Logistics for the 2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, attracting over 2,000 attendees and 20 panels.
Conducted an Independent Study for Converse to determine consumer segments' gender associations with the brand.
Led a merchandising analysis project with Dunkin Donuts to improve customer experience and merchandise sales.
EXPERIENCE
NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOE, INC. Boston, MA
MBA Product Marketing Intern Summer 2012
Developed product strategy for footwear line, incorporating mission statement, opportunity, product roadmap, competitive
study, target consumers and sales channels, market trends, retail environment, interviews, sales analysis (POS, sell-in).
Created turnkey processes to reach product managers closer to retail, consumers, and competition including ways to gain
feedback from consumers and retail on products/concepts, capture information on target consumers, survey retail
landscape, engage social media, and catalogue competitive products.
Conducted team assessment based on interviews, dynamics, and opportunities from organizational process perspective.
COMPUTECH, INC. (IT firm specializing in software development; applied spectrum auction systems) Bethesda, MD
Product Lead, Auctions Practice (Promoted from Auctions Analyst in 2009) 2007-2011
Product Development
Co-envisioned and co-developed a configurable, commercial, web-based product to capture firm's service offering, which
supported $80B in spectrum auctions for US spectrum regulator; marketed product to international spectrum regulators.
Managed software development life cycle for product adaptation to client and industry needs – led product vision,
identified and analyzed requirements, designed system features, oversaw development phase, executed product delivery.
Led customization of auction platform to comply with selected auction designs for delivery to regulators in US, Mexico,
and Sweden based on economic models, government policy, and quick to market solution requirements.
Product lead for design and implementation of the US spectrum regulator's first single round sealed-bid auction in 2008.
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 2012-Present
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Track
VP of Careers for Sloan Entrepreneurs for International Development
Organizer for 2013 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, spearheading career and networking efforts for the event
Selected MIT Sloan Ambassador to represent MBA program to prospective students
GPA: 5.0/5.0, GMAT: 760
EXPERIENCE
CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (CHAI) Boston, MA
Global Malaria Associate 2011-2012
Led team that facilitated national policy adoption of more effective treatment for severe malaria in Uganda and Nigeria,
two of the three countries with the highest malaria burden globally
Negotiated long-term pricing agreement with sole supplier of best-in-class severe malaria treatment, mitigating monopoly
pricing power for over 70 countries' procurement
Created monthly analytical report of global malaria subsidy orders and deliveries to understand effectiveness, which now
serves to inform decisions made by worldwide donors, including WHO, Global Fund, and UNITAID
OTHER
Language: Proficient Spanish
Volunteering: Elementary school tutor, 2005-2012, Nonprofit consultant with Inspire, 2009-2011
Interests: Tennis, basketball, Michigan Wolverines football, and magical realism
Conference Organizer Page 22 of 26.
COLLEEN B. NICEWICZ
256 Commonwealth Avenue, # 7, Boston, MA 02116
(413) 281 3035
colleen.nicewicz@sloan.mit.edu
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
WELLFRAME Boston, MA
Healthcare IT startup focused on using mobile technology to re-engineer patient care outside of the hospital
Intern January 2013
Executed analysis to assist founders in identifying a way to communicate the Company’s financial value proposition
to Providers in various payment landscapes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Professional Designation: Certified Public Accountant – Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Community: Instructor, Junior Achievement program, 2011- 2012; Mentor, Crittenden Women's Union
Interests: Basketball, running (completed San Diego Marathon, 2010), reading, and ice cream
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Candidate for MBA, June 2014 2012-Present
• Founder and Co-President of the Health and Fitness Club; VP of Finance of the Israeli Business Club
• Director of MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2013 Injury Prevention Analytics Panel
• Led a consulting project to redesign organizational strategy for a medical devices company
• Active member of the Entertainment, Media and Sports Club, Asian Business Club, and Israeli Business Club
EXPERIENCE
LAOWAIBLOG Beijing, China
Leading online platform for China community, blogs, and opinion 2010-2012
Founder and CEO
• Designed and developed an online platform to promote Chinese culture in the West; site reached more than 85,000
unique visitors within first year of operation and currently attracts up to 8,000 unique visitors per month
• Created a globally recognized brand by increasing visibility through search engines; mastered and integrated digital
marketing tools such as RSS Feed, Google AdWords, and other social media tools
• Managed 13 bloggers; established four major partnerships to promote site visibility, resulting in 20% higher traffic
• Awarded “best blog post in China” three consecutive times; served as columnist for the “Century Business Herald”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Fluent in Hebrew and Chinese; conversational in French; basic in Spanish
• Health and fitness enthusiast; mentors and inspires peers to lead healthier lives
• Avid basketball player; formed a team in China and participated in a local basketball league
• Outstanding Academic Performance in Technology award, presented by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani; won 2nd place overall
and 1st place Most Innovative Design in the International Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest Trinity College, USA
EXPERIENCE
DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS ORGANIZATION (WWW.DSOGLOBAL.ORG)
Co-Founder, CMO 2008-Present
Development Solutions Organization (DSO) is a nonprofit organization that creates teams of students and mentoring
professionals to provide low cost consulting services to social enterprises, passionate about international development
Grew company from 5 - 60 volunteers (15 professionals, 45 students)
Expanded DSO to include hubs in Seattle, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Washington DC
Recruited LinkedIn, Yahoo, Microsoft, Gates Foundations, Booz Allen, Twitter, Intel, Ashoka, Amizade, Peace Corps, and
other NGOs to support organization
Managed four semester-long strategic and technical consulting projects ensuring high quality on time deliverables by my
teams and high client satisfaction
Supervised client development team bringing in 5 new clients in span of 2 months
COACHME (WWW.COACHMEINC.COM)
Co-Founder, CTO 2012-Present
CoachMe is a start-up helping facilitate relationships between coaches and players through video analytic coaching tools
Semi-finalist in MIT 100K Accelerate Contest
Developed a business plan to attract a growing 20 million tennis player market segment lacking access to low cost
coaching
Designed technical specifications for web and mobile products.
Managed development team outsourced in India to build product according to specification, on time and under budget
MICROSOFT Redmond, WA
Program Manager 2010-2012
Ranked as part of the top 10% of performers at Microsoft
Promoted after first year at Microsoft and was up for promotion at end of 2nd year before leaving firm
Managed product teams (3 - 9 members) of designers, developers, and testers to deliver 8 high quality software features in
SharePoint 2013, Project 2013, and Project Online according to my specifications and on time
Prioritized critical feature decisions to ensure high customer satisfaction addressing our team's key business scenarios
Salvaged client relationships with two multimillion dollar clients dissatisfied with Project. Specifically chosen by Principal
General Manager to handle customer concerns, an unprecedented assignment for a Program Manager
OTHER
Avid Bay Area professional sports fan; active intramural basketball, flag-football, and volleyball player
Academic research on spreading education to developing communities and developing technology for the visually impaired
in developing communities resulted in 3 publications and conference presentations
Taught courses in sports economics and international development at Carnegie Mellon University
Programming Languages: Java, C#, C, C++, Java Script
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Executive Communication
• Negotiated strategic partnerships with the African Venture Capital Association, the Australian Venture Capital
Association, and the Institutional Limited Partners Association to increase fund manager participation in Cambridge
Associates’ private investment benchmarks and promote the firm’s private investment expertise.
• Co-authored emails sent to over 9,000 senior investment professionals explaining firm-wide initiatives.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Project Leader for Boston Cares: Supported the relationship between Boston Cares and Year Up (one-year,
intensive training program for urban young adults) by leading a volunteer group of math tutors.
• Vice President of Theme Events for the MIT Sloan Happy Belly Club: Planning several outings for the coming year
to introduce Sloan students to unique dining experiences in the greater Boston area.
• New England Sports Fan: Passionate supporter of the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics.