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Even a manager from a non-engineering background can appreciate the value of efficiency and saving time. Someone once said to me that the key to being a good engineer was developing a solution for a dollar in ten minutes that would take a non-engineer ten dollars and ten hours to solve. Error-free efficiency in the shortest time possible is critical to best business practices in a variety of fields. Continuous improvement is always the goal of any good engineering practice. Being independent, self-motivated, and able to complete assignments with minimum supervision has always been my strengths, but I look forward to sharing my experiences with other students, and learning from their diverse backgrounds.
Required Essay #3: Describe a situation that prompted self-evaluation and change. Discuss your involvement and its effect on your goals.
After obtaining my degree in electrical engineering, I began working full-time as a control engineer. Over the course of my employment, I have had to remain flexible to customer orders, as I have designed PC-based machine tool control hardware and software to suit customer needs, as well as provide customer...
Through my work and development of new automation and motion control product solutions I have constantly had to reassess old models, and solve things in the 'here and now,' suiting the demand of the moment. When setting up and maintenance engineering design, drawing, documentation systems, automation and continuous improvement of all engineering processes, I can never rely upon what works or worked in the past, I must keep my eye on what will work in the future.
However, even with this future-oriented outlook, I realize that having a better assessment of the human demands made upon technology will be of benefit in future projects. This is why I am seeking an MBA. For a long time, although I am satisfied in my place of employment, I have felt that I needed to add a new element to my perspective of my work, an element that would enable me to more seamlessly integrate my designs into the modern workplace. That element is an understanding of how to manage others, and create designs to maximize profits for the company. I seek a longer-term view for my company and my career -- that is why I seek an MBA.
pursuing an MBA degree at this time in your life? What characteristic about Pepperdine's program made you decide to apply to Pepperdine specifically? What expectations do you have of Pepperdine's MBA program? In this ever shifting world where the only constant thing is change, with the gradual rise and fall of business and economy and the stiff competition among professionals, one must be able to value what quantity of knowledge
I also support the rights of grandparents to see their grandchildren, regardless of the relationship that is held between the child's parents. It can be difficult for a mother or father who is clearly estranged from the other parent to allow his or her child to see that other parent's parents. However, many times the grandparents have had nothing to do with the breakup of the family, and they have
I know success, good business, entrepreneurship is out there. And I know that an MBA is going to be the first step toward getting it. An MBA will help me realize the success I need. My relevant background consists of two influential, formative experiences: the attainment of my bachelor's degree in accounting at the University of Sharjhah in United Arab Emirates and my three years spent working as a retail
Goal StatementPersonal, Academic and Professional Goals/Personal QualitiesI am seeking a Master�s degree in school counseling with a general program specialization. My interest in pursuing a counseling degree is based on my desire to help young persons in school as they work to overcome life�s challenges on their way to adulthood. I fell that now is the right time to start because I have already completed my Bachelor�s studies and this
As part of my studies in terrorism and homeland security which were a requirement of my military service, I have come to understand the need for strong intelligence, culturally-astute law enforcement, and effective security protocols when dealing with threats from within as well as from without. Homeland security remains one of the most vitally necessary components of law enforcement, as seen by the recent alerts raised regarding potential terrorist attacks
KO Advantages Coca-Cola pursues a differentiation strategy, and has built its company around the pursuit of this strategy. The strengths that the company has -- R&D, marketing, and heavy advertising -- all directly support the differentiation strategy. Coca-Cola uses its strategy to foster sources of sustainable competitive advantage, although the strongest of these is the company's brand. All told, Coke has an excellent strategy that does not result in many missed