YASH RAJ ARAB
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EDUCATION
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
May 2013
Master of Business Administration, major in Marketing and Strategy
GMAT: 710
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India May 2008
Bachelor of Engineering, major in Mechanical Engineering
. Graduated in the top 4% of the batch comprising 120 students
SKILLS/SPECIALTIES
MS Excel, Regression Analysis, Forecasting, Optimization, Simulation,
@Risk, StatTools, SPSS
EXPERIENCE
Tuthill Transfer Systems (TTS), Fort Wayne, Indiana; Shanghai, China
May 2012 - Dec 2012
Intern: Business Development (China, Latin America and India)
. Performed on-the-ground market research on construction, agriculture
and power industries in China
. Interviewed prospective distributors and traders to finalize the best
route to market
. Developed a long term marketing & strategy plan for TTS products in
China and India
. Performed a detail oriented analysis to devise a market-entry pricing
strategy for TTS in China
DuPont, Consulting Project Jan 2012 -
Apr 2012
. Devised a marketing and communications strategy for polymers in the
global oil and gas industry
Vivimed Labs Limited, Hyderabad, India
Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
Assistant Manager, Market Development
. Initiated and executed the plan to create a market database consisting
of new product, competitor and pricing information that would help the
R&D, logistics and the marketing team in the future
. Developed new key accounts in S.E. Asia by building relations with
clients over meetings, technical presentations and client site visits
generating incremental revenues of USD 750,000
. Promoted the company at international marketing and product launching
events such as In-cosmetics, PCHI and H&PC in India, Thailand and
China to increase the presence of Vivimed in Asia
. Consulted with 50+ customers to identify root cause of shipment
problems and worked with the supply chain team to create a bidding
system for freight rates that saved USD 250,000 annually
. Developed 4 new key accounts in India and Indonesia in 2011 for the
Hair Dye division to consolidate the business of Vivimed in South
India with revenues of INR 10 Million
Executive, Market Development
Apr 2009 - Feb 2010
. Analyzed new prospective markets and created reports that were used by
the higher management for forecasting and for planning the sales and
marketing budget
. Led the content management team of 4 in redesigning the company
website that lead to an increase in the number of sales leads received
from the website
. Improved client relations by spearheading a project to retrieve lost
customers by assembling a team from R&D, logistics and operations,
managed to retrieve 40% of the clients in 2 months
ADDITIONAL
. Represented school at All Asia Quiz Contest and was placed 3rd in
South Zone (South India)
. Keen motorcyclist, have travelled across Southern India during several
road trips