Friday, July 15, 2011

A Quick Introduction

Salutations, friend.  My name is Bob Giacomantonio, and I'm a student in the class of 2013 at the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program.  A few of my classmates have decided to blog about their adventures at MIT/Boston, and I thought it might be great motivation for me to get better at two of my life's most fundamental and elusive struggles: 1.) take pictures of stuff, and 2.) write stuff down.  So here goes nothing.

My road to MIT/LGO has been a bit unique, as I seem to be the only one in my class of 50 that grew up milking cows for a living.  (It's ok.  I was shocked, too.)  I'm originally from Pittsburgh, PA and did my undergrad at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating in 2006 with degrees in Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering.  I'm living in Harvard Square with my lovely fiancee, Karen, and our dog/maniac, Gus.  It's awesome.

Karen, the Gusman, and Boston's beautiful skyline
In my free time, I love golfing, biking, camping, fishing, and generally being outdoors.  Summertime in Boston has been ridiculously accommodating!  I also still love playing video games.  Probably way too much.  Please don't tell anybody.  

I have several topics teed up from our experiences through the first six weeks of LGO that I can't wait to share, so stay tuned.  I hope that you'll find this blog to be useful in some way, whether you're interested in MIT/Sloan, trying to learn more about LGO, or just happen to be lost in the Internet.

I've never blogged before, so if you've made it this far, we're embarking on this journey together.  

Welcome aboard.  

Please be gentle.

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2 comments:

  1. AnuJuly 26, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    Hello Bob,
    I am Anusha Balan from India. I have been working for Siemens here for the past one year after completing my undergraduate in Instrumentation and Control from National Institute of Technology here(which ranks amongst the top Universities here). My work here is that of an Automation Engineer, I help integrate and automate Mining machines and Coal Handling Plants. I have always been in awe of the LGO program and in love with the whole idea since my pre-final year in College when I stumbled upon it. I have a GRE Score of 1450 with a 790 in Quantz and 660 in Verbal and TOEFL of 113/120, and cumulative grade point of 8.3/10 (which is the low point on my resume) but I have participated in several robotics competitions and am passionate about product design and development, and the manufacturing process governing it. I have also been the Female Student Representative in College What are my chances if I plan to apply for Fall 2013, as my work experience will satisfy the minimum criteria of two years only next year. I would be grateful if you could mail me your views on this application to my mail id anu.sci@gmail.com.
    Thanks and Regards
    Anusha

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  2. Bob GiacomantonioJuly 26, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Hi Anu,

    I'd recommend you check out the LGO thread on the GMATClub forum, as a lot of these types of questions get asked very frequently. It might be helpful for you to discuss with the folks here:

    http://gmatclub.com/forum/2011-mit-sloan-leaders-for-global-operations-lgo-thread-116899.html

    Thanks!
    Bob

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