Kishan Gopal Navale
Bengaluru
Summary
I have assisted 130+ applicants in securing admission and scholarships to prestigious business schools worldwide, including Kellogg, INSEAD, ISB, Booth, Ross, Fuqua, NYU, Columbia, Darden, LBS, NUS, IMD, IE, IESE, Rotman, Schulich, etc. My expertise lies in guiding applicants to create outstanding Resumes, Essays, and Letters for constructing winning applications.
Overview
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Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Admissions Consultant
LilacBuds
09.2025 - Current
- Mentored applicants in crafting compelling resumes, essays, and letters for successful Master's and MBA applications, including interview preparation.
- Assisted applicants in gaining admission and scholarships to top universities such as Columbia, Darden, Rotman, Warwick, ISB, UNSW, IE.
Overseas Admissions Counselor
Self
Remote
06.2024 - Current
- Counseled prospective students on identifying and applying to courses and institutions across UK, Ireland, Europe, Asia, Australia, and USA, ensuring alignment with their academic and career aspirations.
- Assisted students in selecting suitable courses based on their academic and career goals. Document editing and finalization, Scholarships, and Application Submission end-to-end support.
Admissions Consultant and Operations Associate
MBA and Beyond
02.2023 - 02.2025
- As a Coach, I've aided students in securing admissions to prestigious institutions such as Kellogg, Booth, Ross, NYU, Fuqua, Kelley, ISB, INSEAD, LBS, HEC, IMD, IESE, Rotman, NUS, etc.
- As an Operations Associate, I managed the applicant's resume finalization, branding, essay reviews, ding analysis, and consultant payments.
- Headed the Operations team of 5 and Consulting for MBA Admissions.
Admissions Consultant
MBA Center
10.2020 - 05.2023
- Aided students in securing admissions to prestigious institutions such as INSEAD, Kellogg, Booth, Cornell, NYU, Duke, Kelley, LBS, HEC, IMD, IE, IESE, ESADE, Imperial, LSE, Schulich, NUS, etc.
Certification & Compliance Engineer
Volvo Penta
Gothenburg
03.2017 - 08.2019
- Coordinated and planned (with other test engineers, workshop, design engineers, and authorities) engine emission certification activities according to emission legislation.
- B. Regulatory affairs: Reported to authorities: USA - EPA, EU - Transportstyrelsen, China - VECC, Canada - ECCC, etc. Defect reporting, Volume reporting, Product line testing, etc.
Master Thesis Student
Volvo Car Group
Gothenburg
02.2016 - 06.2016
- Collaborated with the MIT University Automotive research team & technical lead at Volvo cars' Engine department to obtain relevant data.
- Using P2M software tool, I analyzed the friction, wear rate, and oil consumption of different piston-cylinder configurations for Volvo cars.
Coordinator Certification Engineer
Volvo Penta
Gothenburg
- Certification and Regulatory affairs : Reporting to various authorities : USA - EPA, EU Transportstyrelsen, China - VECC, Canada - ECCC, etc.
- Compliance requirements : Looking into the present and future legal requirements for Volvo Penta to do business harmoniously.
Education
Master's Degree - Engineering Design
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden06-2016
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
B V B College of Engineering And Technology
Hubli, India12-2013
Skills
- International Admissions
- Application strategy
- Essay strategy
- Resume Writing
- Interview Coaching
- Scholarship guidance
- Document editing
- Student Counseling
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Career Counseling
Certification
- International Certified Career Coach - Level-2. Oct, 2020. From Mindler Education Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
- Certified Career Counselor. Aug, 2020. From 3G Institute of Research & Policy Studies, Chennai.
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Marathi
- Swedish (Intermediate)
Volunteering And Leadership
- Bhavsar Vision Davangere, Youth Wing President, 01/01/26 - Present. Volunteering with Bhavsar Vision Davangere to support social services including education initiatives, medical camps, blood donation drives, business expo, etc.
- Excelink Career Solutions, Career Counselor and Mentor, 12/01/19 - Present. We have been providing free Career Counseling, and Mentoring services to students from underprivileged background.
Awards And Scholarships
- KTH Master's Challenge Finalist, Mar 2014. KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
- First Rank holder, June 2008. G M Halamma PU College, Davangere.
- Second Rank holder, June 2007. Phoenix English Medium School, Belgaum.
Timeline
Admissions Consultant
LilacBuds
09.2025 - Current
Overseas Admissions Counselor
Self
06.2024 - Current
Admissions Consultant and Operations Associate
MBA and Beyond
02.2023 - 02.2025
Admissions Consultant
MBA Center
10.2020 - 05.2023
Certification & Compliance Engineer
Volvo Penta
03.2017 - 08.2019
Master Thesis Student
Volvo Car Group
02.2016 - 06.2016
Coordinator Certification Engineer
Volvo Penta
Master's Degree - Engineering Design
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
B V B College of Engineering And Technology