aakash purandare
Sr. Applications Engineer at Henkel
insead mba candidate
Henkel
https://www.linkedin.com/company/henkel
Sr. Applications Engineer
- Devised a market segmentation strategy and helped grow sales leads as the technical lead for manufacturers of consumer good packaging equipment across North America
- Led 10+ technical trainings for internal and external engineers, and customers across USA, Canada and Mexico
Greater New York City Area
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Henkel
https://www.linkedin.com/company/henkel
Associate Applications Engineer
- Managed customer projects at 15+ Fortune 500 consumer good companies, advised customer leadership teams, generated and presented solutions using information gathered from front-line staff
- Led a supply chain project to quantify the impact of distributor freight agreements and identified areas for improvement, saving up to US$963k per annum through mathematical modeling
- Piloted a global digitalization-focused marketing project and supervised an external animation company to design content deployed at four international expositions
Greater New York City Area
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Henkel
https://www.linkedin.com/company/henkel
PRISM Associate (Rotational Leadership Development Program)
- Selected for the PRISM program for future leaders; exceeded targets, managed stakeholder expectations for four projects while rotating through three business units, and routinely made recommendations to senior management
Greater New York City Area
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L'Oréal
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lor%C3%A9al
Industrial Quality Engineer
- Improved efficiency by 98.6%, and reduced person-hours from 150 hrs. per annum to 2 hrs. per annum by building a system to automate daily tasks of building cross-functional priority lists
- Controlled review and release of products worth over US$1M daily; executed a multifunctional role working with packaging, regulatory, quality and process development
- Redesigned protocols, ensured FDA compliance, and made recommendations for brands worth over US$100M
Greater New York City Area
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Unilever
https://www.linkedin.com/company/unilever
Intern - Process Development
- Collaborated with chemists, quality and regulatory to create manufacturing processes and technical documentation for a skincare and cleansing brand worth US$4 billion, leading to a successful launch in France
Trumbull, CT
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Rutgers University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rutgersu
Instructor
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
https://www.linkedin.com/company/indian-institute-of-technology-bombay
Intern - Medical Devices
Internship Project - Pneumatic Knee Extension Device

- Conducted market research of existing articular devices and conducted interviews with industry professionals
- Conceptualized and designed multiple prototypes of modified knee devices to facilitate new functional mechanisms based on an iterative feedback process
- Final model will allow patient’s rehabilitation with less time spent in the care of physiotherapists
Mumbai Area, India
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Dean's List (top 10% GPA of cohort); GMAT 750
Master of Business Administration - MBA
INSEAD
https://www.linkedin.com/school/insead/
Vice President, Student Council, Clubs and Initiatives
Co-President, Martial Arts Club
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MBA exchange alliance with INSEAD
The Wharton School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-wharton-school/
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Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Master of Science (MS)
Rutgers University
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Active member, Rutgers Taekwondo Club and The Graduate Student Association
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Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
University of Mumbai
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Founder and Chair, The Intercollege Martial Arts Team (organized state tournament with 200+ participants)
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Civil Rights and Social Action
Mumbai Police
Assistant Instructor
Trained 300 police officers in arresting techniques and self-defense.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tongzhang1
Tong Zhang
Product Manager at Apple | Stanford MBA
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patgelsinger
Pat Gelsinger
CEO Intel
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-colvin-70315456
Chris Colvin
Director of The Amazon Customer Excellence System at Amazon
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincepeng
Vincent P.
Monetization Strategy @ Google
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-hwang-217654ab
Isaac Hwang
Software Engineer at Boeing
Plano, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-feerst-83b5787a
Derek Feerst
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United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-wilson-37bbab20
Judy Wilson
Certified Investigator
Greater Philadelphia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-chu
Melody Chu
Product at TikTok | Ex-Facebook, Roblox
San Francisco, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeng-sarah-li
Simeng (Sarah) Li
Yale MBA | Impact Creator through Finance & Strategy - Fintech/Insurance/Impact Investing
New York City Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-dowling-a30b7b158
Marie Dowling
Store Market Manager at Lenscrafters
Sharon Hill, PA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliegl
Alex Liegl
Founder + CEO at Tenet
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryxiacsu
Harry X.
Finance Professor & Director of MBA Programs, 
CFO/International Business Consultant
Fresno, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-lee-3635341a6
Robert Lee
Frontend Engineer at AxisLab
Inman, SC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/siqimou
Siqi Mou
CEO at HelloAva | Forbes 30 Under 30 | Inc 30 Under 30
New York City Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanli95
Han Li
Completed M.S. Project Management at Boston University. Completed Bachelor's degree double majored in Finance and Marketing at the University of San Francisco.
Greater Boston
https://www.linkedin.com/in/parag-agrawal-5a14742a
Parag Agrawal
CTO at Twitter
San Francisco, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarvis-zhang
Jarvis Zhang
Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitish-sharma
Nitish Sharma
Apple | UT Austin | IIT Delhi
Cupertino, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivanivartak8
Shivani Vartak
Mechanical Engineer | Robotics(ROS), Data Science, Biomimetics | DFM
New York, NY
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DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering - US and Canada
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Rutgers Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Friends & Alumni
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Rutgers Networking
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Rutgers University Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Alumni
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