Latha Vasudevan

Latha VASUDEVAN --EDUCATION SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY MSc in Management CGPA: 3.57/4.3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering CGPA: 8.16/10 First Class Singapore Jan - Dec 2015 Tamil Nadu, India Jul 2008 - May 2012 EXPERIENCE PHILIP MORRIS SINGAPORE PTE LTD Singapore Corporate Affairs Executive Apr 2015- Dec 2015 • Written profiles on key figures belonging to both government and private sectors. • Composed concise summary on a wide variety of topics that are social, economic and political in nature. • Developed and implemented a system to monitor the publicly available information relevant to the industry and issues being discussed on social media platforms. SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Singapore Career Services Representatives Jan 2015 – Dec 2015 • Communicated to the students regularly on information regarding placements and workshops. • Implemented a system by compiling regular feedback from students and communicating the same to the career services department. • Developed actionable items along with the Services Department in terms of which workshops and seminars to conduct for the students. MICHELIN INDIA TAMIL NADU TYRES PVT. LTD. Chennai, India Materials Industrialization Engineer R&D Jul 2012- Dec 2014 • Formulated the material product portfolio during the startup of the tyre building facility at Chennai. • Completed 12 out of 15 material projects that translated into end products for the factory in terms of cost, quality, and ease of usage. • Prepared detailed planning of tasks during each milestone phase of a project and foresaw any risks associated with the implementation of a material on the factory scale. • Communicated consistently and fluently with teams from China, Thailand, France and America for exchange of information. • Assisted with technical advice to each workshop in the factory to solve quality problems pertaining to a material. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM A) Ahmedabad, India Research Associate May - Jul 2011 • Investigated whether wages and employment conditions across various manufacturing industries reflected the problem of skill scarcity in India. • Compiled extensive literature review by collecting data from over 8 years of extensive reports such as the National Industrial Classification and the Annual Survey of Industries. EBIZ PVT LTD. Tamil Nadu, India Junior Associate Jul 2008-Jul 2009 • Promoted computer literacy through distribution of e-Educational packages though workshops. • Conducted e-literacy camps for underprivileged children that included training on basics of computer use. ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS • Member of the Organizational Committee for Alchemy, the Chemical department symposium: Managed agendas and events, workshops and wrote in the Alchemy newsletter. • Head of Chennai Publicity of Festember, the annual International literary and cultural extravaganza of NIT Trichy: Interacted with cultural secretaries and established relations. • Hosted workshops in the Hands On Student Involvement Conference about racial profiling. • Language Proficiency: English – Fluent, French – Conversational, Hindi - Conversational, Tamil - Conversational