Bay Area Working Professional MBA Success Stories

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Meet Albert Lee
"The UC Davis MBA is designed to develop the next generation of business leaders. I’ve been given all the tools I need to succeed, especially when it comes to the complex and ambiguous challenges of the corporate world."

Oct 14, 2011 Manager Consultant, IBM Global Services

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Meet Current Bay Area MBA Students and Recent Alumni

Sep 27, 2011

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Kavita Waldia
Principal Consultant Oracle Corp.
Redwood Shores, Calif.

Aug 24, 2012

At Oracle, I am tasked with analyzing problems, finding optimal solutions, and then managing people and resources to put these solutions into action. The UC Davis MBA’s emphasis on innovation, collaboration and excellence provides valuable opportunities to refine my skills and to learn from my talented classmates.

Previous Degree

B.E., Electronics & Telecommunications Pune University | India

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Career goal: executive position with the power to drive business and make organization-level decisions

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Rosa Bravo MBA 13
Bay Area MBA Student

Aug 24, 2012 Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente

The UC Davis MBA program not only embraces diversity, it thrives on it. I’m learning from, and studying alongside, an amazing and diverse community of faculty and fellow students. I’m gaining insight into new modes of doing business—and emerging well prepared to succeed in the global marketplace. More important, I have a better understanding of humanity and of the world we share.

Previous Degree

B.A., Economics, California State University, East Bay

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Monica Knight MBA 12
Bay Area MBA Alumna

Aug 23, 2012 Manager, Sales Planning, Sony Computer Entertainment of America

My courses in decision science, statistics and finance have enriched my skill set and helped me bring innovation to my daily work. Due to my experience with business intelligence implementations and my MBA studies, I was recently recruited to an exciting leadership position at Sony Playstation. Now I’m building a new team and leveraging my skills and experience to bring the analytics I’ve learned in the classroom straight to the workplace.

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Calvin Woo MBA 2012
Bay Area MBA Alumnus

Aug 23, 2012 Debt Product Manager, Emphasys

Since starting the Bay Area MBA program, I’m performing better as a manager. I’ve definitely learned the value of teamwork. I’m more aware of the ripple effect my management decisions have on my colleagues, and I make faster, more well-informed decisions.

Student Leadership

Member, Finance Association
Member, Bay Area Marketing Association

Previous Degree

B.A., Economics and Mathematics, University of Washington

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Michelle Cochran MBA 2012
Bay Area MBA Alumna

Aug 23, 2012 Organization Capability Consultant, Chevron Corporation

The UC Davis MBA curriculum is providing me with knowledge and experience that is unequaled. It has been enhanced by working closely with top professors who present challenging material, and collaborating with talented fellow students on a variety of practical projects.

Previous Degree

B.A., Sociology, University of California, Berkeley

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Carron Sandifor
Technical Lead Macys.com
San Francisco, Calif.

Aug 23, 2012

Previous Degree

B.S., Systems and Computer Science Howard University | Washington, D.C.

The UC Davis MBA delivers the in-depth understanding of business I need to launch the next stage of my career. I’ve learned to understand people’s motivations in the workplace, and am better equipped to navigate organizations and get things done. I’ve acquired the tools to predict a project’s financial success. Now I’m bringing it all together with real-world experiences in creating a viable VC-backed business.

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Joanna Zelaya MBA 2013
Bay Area MBA Student

Jun 12, 2012 HR Consultant, TriNet

By Joanna Corman

Joanna Zelaya’s parents fled an imminent civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s and settled in Los Angeles. They instilled in their California-born daughter a respect for education and a fierce ambition.

“They pushed education so much,” says Zelaya, a second-year student in the Bay Area MBA program. “They come from the camp of ‘Nobody is going to help you. You have to help yourself.’”

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Albert Lee MBA 2012
Bay Area MBA Alumnus

Oct 14, 2011 Manager Consultant, IBM Global Services

The UC Davis MBA is designed to develop the next generation of business leaders. I’ve been given all the tools I need to succeed, especially when it comes to the complex and ambiguous challenges of the corporate world.

Previous Degree

B.S. Management Information Systems, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Jules Hodder MBA 08
Bay Area MBA Alumna

Sep 21, 2011 Meet Juliet Hodder MBA 08 Area Retail Sales Manager, AT&T

Student Leadership

Founder and President, Bay Area MBA Finance Association
Member, Dean’s Student Advisory Council
Winner, Big Bang! Business Plan Competition

My UC Davis MBA has been an invaluable resource and experience that’s opened up new and exciting career opportunities. AT&T saw the investment that I had made in myself and in my career and just recently promoted me. I manage a team of 120 employees and oversee seven of AT&T’s largest company-owned retail stores in the country.

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Andrew Barkett MBA 09
Bay Area MBA Alumnus

Sep 21, 2011 Engineering Manager, Facebook

At Google I learned a lot about the Internet, large-scale computer systems and technology. Working as a management consultant and getting an MBA completed my skill set. Now, analyzing strategic opportunities and threats, and knowing how to motivate engineers to tackle them, help me take my career—and Facebook—to the next level.

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Richard Johnson MBA 2012
Bay Area MBA Alumnus

Sep 21, 2011 Risk Management Consultant, Wells Fargo

I recently accepted a promotion to risk management consultant within Wells Fargo. It’s the latest positive step I’ve taken since starting my UC Davis MBA. Studying at UC Davis has given me a new set of tools to succeed in the workplace, and a new outlook on business as a whole.

Previous Degree

B.A., Economics, University of California, San Diego

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Andriy Mysyk MBA 12
Bay Area MBA Alumnus

Sep 21, 2011 Project Manager, Apple Inc.

The UC Davis Graduate School of Management has given me an unprecedented opportunity to work with highly motivated individuals. In my first year, I worked on more than a dozen projects that ranged from ad hoc class exercises to the seven-month Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.

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Apr 4, 2012

What's Happening

Bay Area MBA Info Session

Drop-in Hours – Bay Area Campus
Meet one-on-one with UC Davis Assistant Director Admissions staff

May 24, 2013 - 9:00am - 11:00am

In this informal meeting sit down and have a cup of coffee or tea with Assistant Director of Admissions, Greg Ortiz and get your individual questions answered on a one-on-one basis about the admissions process.

With the addition of our Round 5 deadline of June 26th there is plenty of time to put together a strong application for Fall 2013. Bring your application materials and questions. If you have questions call Greg at 530-304-5167

*Email Greg to reserve your time slot.