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During my tenure at Cisco, I participated in a project where I collaborated with a devops team and testing team to accomplish the resource allocation . At the end of the project, each intern received an evaluation from our direct supervisor. I was surprised to find that my performance rating was lower than I expected, given the contributions I felt I had made.

Task:I wanted to understand the basis for the rating and felt it was important to clarify any discrepancies between my self-assessment and the supervisor’s perception. My goal was to maintain a positive relationship while advocating for the work I had done.

Action:I requested a brief, one-on-one meeting with my supervisor. In that meeting, I calmly listened to their feedback to understand their perspective fully. Then, I shared specific examples of my contributions:

• How I had taken the lead on documenting the current resource allocation and new resource allocation based on my experience.

• My involvement in proper resource allocation resulted in 25% reduction of P1 issues due to resource allocation.

• The additional responsibilities I took on to get all resource approvals and helm script changes went unnoticed.

I also provided the documentation and metrics I’d been tracking to illustrate the impact of my work. By centering the conversation on factual evidence and outcomes, I was able to highlight aspects of my contribution that might have been overlooked initially.

Result:After reviewing these points, my supervisor acknowledged that some of my behind-the-scenes work wasn’t fully visible to them.  we agreed to have more frequent check-ins going forward. This experience taught me the value of proactive communication and documentation, ensuring that both my manager and I have a clear view of my responsibilities and achievements.

I stand out because I combine operational depth with a transformation-focused mindset. At Mercer, I didn’t just manage benefit renewals—I identified inefficiencies and built solutions, like a global provider template that boosted data accuracy from 50% to 95%.

I also simplified complex reporting processes, saving over 15 hours per client while improving quality. What differentiates me is that I don’t wait for problems to escalate—I proactively redesign processes, engage stakeholders, and deliver scalable outcomes.

That mindset of continuous improvement and strategic thinking is what helps me make a lasting impact.

I recently took over a team from a different tribe, my approach was to observe what the team was doing and how I could best help them. 

One of the observations was that a team member was not contributing as much as was expected and ultimately was underperforming. I raised this with the previous line manager and he validated my concerns and said that he will likely get another developing in performance review and be put on a PIP. 

After some initial conversation with the individual, discussing what I've observed and how his not meeting expectations, I was pretty sure, this person was checked out and was likely heading for a difficult performance review

However, after some further discussion and people a relationship with that individual, they opened up and start to share their difficulties they were having. This then allowed me reach out the necessary teams to get them the support they needed. 

Utlimately, they proved me wrong, as due the the hard work with both put in, his on track for a good performance review 

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I recently took over a team from a different tribe, my approach was to observe what the team was doing and how I could best help them. 

One of the observations was that a team member was not contributing as much as was expected and ultimately was underperforming. I raised this with the previous line manager and he validated my concerns and said that he will likely get another developing in performance review and be put on a PIP. 

After some initial conversation with the individual, discussing what I've observed and how his not meeting expectations, I was pretty sure, this person was checked out and was likely heading for a difficult performance review

However, after some further discussion and people a relationship with that individual, they opened up and start to share their difficulties they were having. This then allowed me reach out the necessary teams to get them the support they needed. 

Utlimately, they proved me wrong, as due the the hard work with both put in, his on track for a good performance review 

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As my last semester as a system engineer student, I went above and beyond on time management of the time of the team and mine, this was on my thesis as student. while we where a team of 4 members, one of our members and I had one of our parents fighting cancer, so we needed to do time management to work in the project and have a correct time management of personal and work time. What I did was stated my focus, helped my companion doing the same noticing in what of the project we where helping the most and focus on that on my case the SQL queries & documentation of the project. Propose the solution to the other members, while also covering more and more in the written part of the project, this solution was applied by me, but i also had to cover sometimes my team member, doing what was also his tasks in this case the design of the project processes, most of the UML diagrams, because the situation of his family member worsen and some one needed to pick up the pace of the project and that person was me

Situation: During the first calibration of Non-Maturity Deposit (NMD) models, I was working with a senior colleague and a consultancy firm to implement these models. At that time, market rates were rising, and the consultancy firm suggested calibrating a key parameter, the "beta," to be highly sensitive to market rates. My manager agreed, but I disagreed, as I believed this high sensitivity could lead to inaccurate estimations in future calibrations.

Action: I engaged in discussions with my manager and the consultancy firm to fully understand their reasoning. They argued that a more sensitive beta could improve management of metrics like Delta EVE and Delta NII, which was valid. However, I pointed out that we lacked sufficient evidence to support such a high beta and that it might cause issues in future estimations. To address the disagreement, I conducted a sensitivity analysis, testing the model under various market rate scenarios.

Result: The sensitivity analysis helped us reach a compromise. We agreed to lower the beta, ensuring more stability in the model's performance. This adjustment allowed for a smoother transition of the parameter, ultimately improving the model's reliability while maintaining good risk management practices.

Clarification:

- Kitchen Definition/ utility

- Specific users or conditions to keep in mind

Trend Analysis:

- Avg Time spent/ day (2 Hrs.)

- Importance of ideal kitchen – work efficiency, cleanliness/ hygiene, peace and relief

- Macroeconomic conditions: Post Covid Era Soulful cooking improvement in quality time spent, fitness enthusiasm

- Growth – With people getting more busier its important to have an ideal/ efficient kitchen for everyone and people are willing to spend on the same

User Personas:

Business –

- Small Sized (10)

- Medium Sized (30-50)

- Large Sized (50+)

Household –

- Solo’s (Avg. Time Spent: 0-30mins/day)

- Small Family (2-3) (Avg. Time Spent: 30-60 mins/day)

- Big Family (4-6) (Avg. Time Spent: 60-90 mins/day)

- Large Family (6-10) (Avg. Time Spent: 90- 150 mins/day)

Mission: To design a safe, comfortable, efficient and memorable cooking experience for all the small families

Journey Map/Pain points:

Journey Stage

Pain Point

Degree of Relevance

Depth of Pain

Stocking   (Grocery & Utensils)

Knowing what   to stock

Knowing when   to use/ avoid food wastage

Organizing   Time

Consumes lot   of space , power and money

H

H

Prep Work

Finding   ingredients

Chopping Time

H

H

Cooking

Using right   utensils

Temperature control

Monitoring cooking

Safety

M

M

Eating

Mouth Burns

Taste Disappointments

l

M

Cleaning

Loading dishwasher is   boring

H

l

Solutions:

- Smart Kitchen – Features incl. receiving/predicting dietary preferences, auto ordering, mini refrigerator, reminding of using the food before getting stale, and sharing recipes and smart equipment for prep and cooking experience

- Robo Kitchen – A kitchen organizer with robotic arms and legs who takes command and solves for all the problems with one simple command

- Minimalist Kitchen set up – Analyzing the most common needs by providing a pre-built up minimalist kitchen setup based on the family needs and strategic space utilization to improve efficiency

Prioritization:

Solution

Impact

Proximity to Mission

Effort

Smart Kitchen

H

H

H

Robo Kitchen

L

L

H

Minimalist   Kitchen

H

H

l

GTM Plan:

- Collaborate with carpenters and Interior Designers to understand the points of efficiency

- Associate with a brand or build a brand with the niche

- Partner with an apartment or a community to install and evaluate the user’s response