MBA

My college education led to a rewarding and fruitful career that literally took me to various parts of the world . However , in the course of my international business assignments , I was exposed to real world scenarios which made me realize that my college education was only a stepping stone in my career . It did not provide all that I need to achieve my career goals

Completing an Industrial Management degree at Purdue University in 2004 proved to be an important preparation for my professional life . I did my Industrial Engineering Internship at

Mars , Inc in 2002 . I was a Supply Chain Management Intern at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in 2003 . After graduating in 2004 , I joined the Global Supply Division of Texas Instruments , Inc

While at Texas Instruments , I had a vision to streamline the sourcing strategy -- a vision that necessitated a change in the status quo . I initiated strategic changes and solidified relationships necessary for a major overhaul of the operation . In restructuring and implementing the product sourcing strategy , physical site visits to facilities in Japan the Philippines and Taiwan were required

From Japan , I flew to the Philippines and checked-in at The Manila Peninsula . Within the proximity of my hotel is a franchise of a U .S gourmet coffee shop which catered to ex-pats , local professionals and socialites . The place had a carefully studied ambiance of urban sophistication . It serves an early morning queue looking for that caffeine jolt to start the day , a lunch crowd enjoying a repast of croissant with fresh asparagus soup and after-work groups engaged in easy camaraderie

The coffee shop , strategically located in between two ex-pat villages was only a few hundred meters away from a number of truly tragic squatter settlements and slums . The cost of the latty enjoyed by the fortunate few represented half a day 's wages for most residents of the nearby shantytowns . Similar establishments are the backdrops of economic globalization , fueling the rapid transformation of Asia 's developing economies as well as covering up the complex social economic battle within

I planned to take my lunch at that coffee shop but I received an urgent call from France . I then decided to skip lunch and head to the provincial site immediately . That decision perhaps saved my life as a series of bombs were detonated all over the metropolis . That day , six people died and over a hundred people were wounded My next stop was the top of Taiwan 101 , one of the seven wonders of the modern world and a direct reflection of Taiwan 's prosperity and growth I have not stepped onto my native soil for 15 years , and so much has changed . A sense of joy and pride overwhelmed me as I saw such similarity between my transformation and Taiwan 's . However , I was dismayed that Taiwan 's growth has been marred by pollution and the keen exploitation of law and

As I look back at my travels , I feel a sense of responsibility to see...