Global graduate case studies
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Leo Purcell
| Name: | Leo Purcell |
| Star sign: | Virgo |
| Height: | 6'1" |
| Personal characteristics: |
Friendly, ambitious, sociablee |
| Likes: | Travelling, meeting new people, having friends all over the world, dancing, eating new foods |
| Dislikes: | Laziness, mayo |
| Degree: | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |
| University: | Institute of Technology, NY, USA |
| Languages: | Spanish, English and a bit of French |
| Mission 1 | |
| Where: | Norgren, Connecticut, USA |
| Duration: | 13 months |
| What: | Helped implement Lean manufacturing, cellular manufacturing and one piece flow. Also helped out on the transfer of production cells to Mexico. |
| Extra: | Boston was only 1.5hrs away and Manhattan 2hrs so on a Friday you could get to these cities in time for dinner! |
| Mission 2 | |
| Where: | TA Hydronics, Madrid, Spain |
| Duration: | 9 months |
| What: | Sales and competitor analysis to identify market trends and key accounts. Eight month placement where I moved to new area of business learning more about Marketing. |
| Extra: | Travelled to Bilbao, San Sebastian, Santander, Cuenca, Malaga and Cadiz. |
| Mission 3 | |
| Where: | Norgren, Barcelona, Spain |
| Duration: | 10 months |
| What: | Sales analysis for Spanish salesmen and product launches for 15 European countries. |
| Extra: | Started taking French classes. Travelled to Pamplona, Valencia, all the Catalunyan coast and Murcia. |
| Mission 4 | |
| Where: | Artform International, Loughborough, UK |
| Duration: | 18 months |
| What: | Permanent position as an Account Manager. Clients are L'Oreal, Maybelline and Vodafone in various different countries. |
| Extra: | Continuing French classes and started Italian classes as well. |
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