Zalakkumar

Zalakkumar SHAH +33 6 20 01 91 41 / zalakkumar.shah@hec.edu EDUCATION Masters in Management (Grande Ecole) (Sep ‘17 - May ‘20) HEC Paris, France - Received the HEC Fondation Excellence scholarship worth €8000 - Completed courses: Marketing, Operations Management, Statistics, Financial Accounting - Ongoing electives: Advanced Data modelling, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Corporate Finance Bachelors in Engineering (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering (Aug ‘13 - May ‘17) BITS Pilani, India -Received Merit-cum-Need scholarship (worth 25% of tuition fees) in 7 out of 8 semesters -Study domains: Computer Aided Manufacturing, Automotive Engineering, Production Process, Machine Design, Thermodynamics, Project Appraisal, Lean Manufacturing, Materials Science WORK-EXPERIENCE Admission Consultant, MiM-Essay.com (Present) - Analyzed the clients’ profile and enhanced their soft skills for admissions into global MiM courses -Supported 10+ clients with 8 of them securing admits from the likes of LBS, HEC and ESSEC Oct ‘17 - Design & Logistics Intern, Fairfield Service Company, Ahmedabad (Jan ‘17 - Jul ‘17) -Managed the logistics and installation in coordination with the teams in China, USA and India -Examined the viability of substituting timber with glulam wood as a material for flights in clarifiers -Improved the efficiency of a grit removal equipment to 92% by a complete redesign Mechanical Intern, ONGC India, Ahmedabad (May ‘16- Jul ‘16) -Overhauled, as a part of maintenance team, 2 faulty engines to restore operations at drilling sites -Inspected, with condition monitoring cell, equipment at 22 sites and reported the improvements Summer trainee, Adani Power, Maharashtra ( May ‘15- Jul ‘15) -Researched about combustion in Boilers and elevated plan to move towards cleaner energy -Formulated the entire process of thermal power generation into an interactive layout POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITIES President, Sports Union, BITS PILANI ( Jan ‘16 - Dec ‘16) -Financial & managing head of BOSM, the annual sports fest with budget $72.3k & 1300 contenders -Liaised with college authorities to improve student sports infrastructure worth $700k on campus Co-founder, Int’l Sports Meet, BITS Dubai (Oct ’16 -Dec ‘16) -Organized 1st inter-BITS Sports Meet with participation from 4 BITS campuses & 13 other colleges -Spearheaded the correspondence team; invited Diego Maradona as chief guest for closing event Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Association, BITS Pilani (Aug ‘15 - May ‘16) -Coordinated with a team of 35 to organize events in APOGEE, the annual Tech-fest of BITS Pilani -Launched “Talk series” of esteemed alumni for students to discover various work disciplines Captain, Swimming Team, BITS Pilani ( Jan ‘15 - Dec ‘15) -Led the team of 16 to overall championship against 9 other teams in BOSM ’15 (sports-fest) -Administered all aquatic events during the fest and conducted the physical training sessions EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Swimming -National level Swimmer, participated two-times (‘08 &’09) at the National Sports Meet -Won a total of 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 5 Bronze medals in BOSMs (2013 -16) Volunteer -Taught English to under-privileged girls as a part of National Service Scheme (NSS), BITS Pilani -Mentor to refugees to accelerate their project development as a part of Wintegreat (Present) Innovative Walker -Designed and fabricated a cost-efficient ingenious walker that also aids users while climbing stairs -Awarded as best grass-root innovation in APOGEE ‘15, the annual technical fest of BITS Pilani2015 SKILLS AND INTERESTS IT Skills
- Octave, MATLAB, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, Solidworks, REFPROP Interests - Music (Indian classical music, certified level 3 player and singer), Dancing (Performed in college), Badminton Languages - English (Fluent), Hindi(Native), Gujarati(Native), French (Intermediate, Ongoing classes: 3 hours/week)