Ask a Student

Graduation year: 2014

Jon Andresen

Contact: jon-andresen@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Assistant Professor of Physiology
Work City prior to MBA: Kansas City, MO
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Grinnell College / Biology
Hobbies & Interests: SCUBA, MJER iaido

Nadim Arnaout

Contact: nadim-arnaout@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Finance Manager
Work City prior to MBA: Coralville/Iowa City, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: American University / Banking and Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Watching and playing sports (mostly Soccer and Basketball), Music

Jason Brummond

Contact: jason-brummond@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Consulting Associate at Frank N. Magid Associates
Work City prior to MBA: Marion, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Iowa / Management Information Systems, Journalism
Hobbies & Interests: Sports, news, writing, movies

Valerie Bustle

Contact: valerie-bustle@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Customer Relations Manager
Work City prior to MBA: Davenport, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Augustana College / Business Administration, Spanish
Hobbies & Interests: Running, baking, reading

Tim Conley

Contact: tcon1250@gmail.com
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Process Engineer, Team Manager, Procter & Gamble
Work City prior to MBA: Iowa City, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Iowa State University / Industrial Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Sports fan, golf, travel, radio

Jeffrey Curran

Contact: jeffrey-curran@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance, Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Labor Market Research Economist
Work City prior to MBA: Des Moines, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Cornell College / Economics, Politics
Hobbies & Interests: Running, rock climbing, basketball, hanging out with friends, cooking

Haytham Hajir

Contact: haytham-hajir@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance, Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Oracle HRMS Consultant
Work City prior to MBA: Doha, Qatar
Undergraduate Institution / Major: The University of Jordan / Computer Information Systems
Hobbies & Interests: Photography, Swimming, and History

Austin Ladd

Contact: austin-ladd@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Leadership Development Program Associate
Work City prior to MBA: Des Moines, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: The University of Iowa / B.B.A. Management & B.B.A. Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Hockey, College Football, Tennis, micro-brews, politics

Huafeng Lin

Contact: huafeng-lin@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing, Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: AkzoNobel
Work City prior to MBA: Shanghai, China
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Hebei University of Technology / Public Administration
Hobbies & Interests: Basketball, Table Tennis ball, travel

Sarah Monson

Contact: sarah-monson@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Associate Marketing Director
Work City prior to MBA: McHenry, IL
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Ferris State University /
Hobbies & Interests: I love to travel and explore. I love all types of live music

Abel Nazareth

Contact: abel-nazareth@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: IT Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Sioux Falls, SD, and Chennai, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Gogte Institute of Technology / Electronics and Communications Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Playing Table Tennis, Cricket; watching Ted talks and documentaries

Remi Oguntoye

Contact: samuel-oguntoye@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation,Supply Chain and Analytics
Job title prior to MBA: Field Credit Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Atlanta, GA; Jacksonville, FL; Tampa, FL; and Columbus, GA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Georgia / Banking and Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Sports, working out, traveling, cooking/eating, trivia

Rahul Rathi

Contact: rahul-rathi@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Quality Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Noida, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Punjab technical University / Computer Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Running, Adventure sports, Cooking and travelling

Aasim Shaik

Contact: aasim-shaik@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Senior Design Engineer, GE Healthcare
Work City prior to MBA: Bangalore, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Manipal University / Electronics Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Sports aficionado: religiously follow Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, F1

Preeti Shrivastav

Contact: preetiraman-shrivastav@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Technology Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Pune, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Mumbai University / Computer Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Swimming, playing badminton, watching cricket and organizing anything and everything

Matt Uhlman

Contact: matthew-uhlman@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Urology Resident
Work City prior to MBA: Iowa City, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Washington / Bioengineering
Hobbies & Interests: Spending time w/ family and friends, Trying new restaurants, Biking, Exploring Iowa

Graduation year: 2013

Kristopher Kroona

Contact: kristopher-kroona@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Premium Auditor - Travelers Insurance
Work City prior to MBA: Portland, OR
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Iowa State University / Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Playing Sports, Watching Sports, Current Events, and Indie music

Corey Becker

Contact: corey-becker@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance,Investment Management
Job title prior to MBA: Business Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Dubuque, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Loras College / Mathematics and Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Investing, computer programming, sports

Guoqing Cui

Contact: Guoqing-cui@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Senior Accountant
Work City prior to MBA: Calgary, Canada
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Changchun Taxation Institute/International Trade University of Calgary / Actuarial Science
Hobbies & Interests: Hiking, reading

Avishek Dey

Contact: avishek-dey@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Supply Chain and Analytics
Job title prior to MBA: Operations Engineer at Stryker Corporation
Work City prior to MBA: Gurgaon, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: National Institute of Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Cooking, Traveling, Reading about Modern History

Bridget Dowd

Contact: bridget-dowd@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: IT Business Analyst, HNI Corporation
Work City prior to MBA: Muscatine, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Iowa / Management Information Systems
Hobbies & Interests: Cooking, photography, travel, reading, volunteering. 

Venu Gadde

Contact: venu-gadde@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Senior R&D Engineer
Work City prior to MBA: Bangalore, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham / Electronics and Communication Engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Swimming, yoga, rock-climbing, computer games (first person shooter)

Vince Hahn

Contact: vincent-hahn@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Home Mortgage Consultant
Work City prior to MBA: Des Moines, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Drake University / Marketing & Management
Hobbies & Interests: Working out, hiking, fishing, camping, video games, football, reading, travel

Julia Honeyman

Contact: julia-honeyman@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Credit Investigator
Work City prior to MBA: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Florida International University / Communications-Television Management
Hobbies & Interests: Running, hiking, sewing, television industry 

A J Honore

Contact: aj-honore@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Senior Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: New York City, NY
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Wisconsin / History; Political Science
Hobbies & Interests: Music, Audio Production, Radio, Cycling, Running

Micah James

Contact: micah-james@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Investment Management
Job title prior to MBA: Large Transaction Credit Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Cedar Rapids, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Northern Iowa / Finance & Marketing
Hobbies & Interests: Golf, Cycling, Downhill Skiing, Reading, The Markets, Traveling

Melanie Jordan

Contact: melanie-jordan@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Manager of Client Relations & Project Management
Work City prior to MBA: Salt Lake City, UT
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Brigham Young University / Geography
Hobbies & Interests: Cooking, reading chick lit, shopping and sports (particularly college football & basketball)

Tyler Kieler

Contact: tyler-kieler@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Strategic Management and Innovation
Job title prior to MBA: Associate Attorney
Work City prior to MBA: Madison, WI
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse / Political Science/Philosophy
Hobbies & Interests: Running, videogames, reading, microbrew ingestion, watching copious amounts of football, basketball and baseball

Pankaj Kumar

Contact: pankaj-kumar@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Onsite coordinator / Software Engineer, CSC USA
Work City prior to MBA:  Columbia, SC
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra / Electronics and communication engineering
Hobbies & Interests: Sketching, Painting and playing outdoor sports

Annie Leonhart

Contact: annie-leonhart@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Director of Sales and Marketing
Work City prior to MBA: Cedar Rapids, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Northwestern University / Theatre
Hobbies & Interests: Music, writing, exercise

Uday Mathur

Contact: uday-mathur@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Project Management Consultant
Work City prior to MBA: New Delhi, India
Undergraduate Institution / Major: / Civil
Hobbies & Interests: Travelling, cooking, playing cricket

Russ Mills

Contact: russell-mills@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Investment Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Dubuque, IA and Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of St. Thomas / Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Sports, martial arts, fishing

Jessie Modi

Contact: jessie-modi@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Product Manager
Work City prior to MBA: Muscatine, IA and Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Institution / Major: / Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Reading, cooking, napping

Sara Mouw

Contact: sara-mouw@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Marketing
Job title prior to MBA: Assistant Sports Information Director at Pacific University
Work City prior to MBA: Forest Grove, OR
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Central College / Business Management
Hobbies & Interests: Volleyball, running, reading and travel

Steven Palmersheim

Contact: steven-palmersheim@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Accounting Business Analyst
Work City prior to MBA: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Undergraduate Institution / Major: University of Iowa / Accounting & Finance
Hobbies & Interests: Iowa Football, Movies, Rebuilding Arcade Machines

Matthew Roderick

Contact: matthew-roderick@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Key Account Administrator - International Distributors
Work City prior to MBA: Coralville, IA
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Iowa State University / Biochemistry
Hobbies & Interests: Sports, Movies, Cooking

Danielle Walker

Contact: danielle-walker@uiowa.edu
Planned Concentration(s): Corporate Finance
Job title prior to MBA: Internal Control Manager
Work City prior to MBA: New York City, NY
Undergraduate Institution / Major: Hillsdale College / Accounting and Economics Double
Hobbies & Interests: Culinary adventure, Music, Martial Arts