David Smith 38 Western Street Boston, MA
10084 dsmith@mba1999.hbs.edu (617) 278-6277
education
1997-1999 HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION BOSTON, MA
Candidate for Master in Business Administration degree, June 1999. Member of Management
Consulting, Entrepreneurship, High Tech and New Media, and Business of Sports
Clubs.
1987-1991 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMBRIDGE,
MA Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. GPA 3.9/4.0. Elected
dormitory treasurer ($16,000 budget) and athletic chairman.
experience 1998:CHAINSHINE CONSULTING GROUP NEW YORK, NY Summer
Intern, International Department Worked with client teams serving major
international paper and industrial products manufacturer. " Analyzed
product-costing process. Identified opportunities to improve accuracy of product
costs by 5%. " Researched and reformulated procurement strategy for primary
raw material input with team members. Constructed model demonstrating potential
revenue increase of $15million. " Conducted client interviews and led focus
groups as part of initial phase of re-engineering initiative. " Participated
in two-week training program composed of 15 summer interns. 1991-1997:1997
CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY COLUMBUS, IN Technical Specialist, Automotive Customer
Engineering Department Pioneered and led the Market Segment Profile
Project. " Characterized various market segments within Automotive Business
Unit and laid foundation for future work in other Cummins business units. "
Interviewed external customers to better understand both their spoken and
unspoken needs. Collected detailed duty cycle data from end-user applications
throughout the U.S. " Developed standard market segment profile format with
input from internal customers. Presented findings to engineering, marketing, and
sales organizations for developing "value-packages" that give Cummins a
comparative advantage in the marketplace.
1995-1997 Senior Engineer, Concept Design Division LONDON, U.K. Designed
entire diesel engine architecture concepts for products beyond 2002. " Led
design of virtual engine using Pro/Engineer computer aided design and finite
element analysis tools. " Demonstrated use of industry-leading technologies
to help meet future emissions standards and more stringent product performance,
reliability, and weight targets. " Presented design concepts to senior
management using quarter-scale stereolithography model. 1991-1995 :Senior
Engineer, Product Design Division TORONTO, CAMADA Designed various diesel
engine subsystems for new product development programs. " Led Cylinder Block
Team in redesigning cylinder block for new engine platform program. "
Concurrently engineered and integrated competing design requirements as part of
cross-functional team. " Worked closely with suppliers and engine plant
personnel to gain broad background in manufacturing processes.
Personal
:Native speaker of English, fluent in French, some knowledge of Spanish.
Extensive travel throughout East Asia. Enjoy basketball, tennis and ballroom
dancing.
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