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McKinsey PEI Deep Dive: Unlock and refine the best examples to nail the PEI
$170

MBB Casing Sprint: Targeted Practice for Rapid Improvement
$240
Sydney’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Experience level: Associate
I’m a Wharton MBA and a McKinsey New York Summer Associate who has been on both sides of the case interview table. I’ve interviewed with all three MBB firms, so I know how McKinsey, Bain, and BCG differ in case structure, interviewer style, and what they’re actually screening for. That lets me tailor your prep to the firm you’re targeting instead of giving you generic frameworks. I can also help you navigate networking with each firm during recruiting season, from who to talk to and when, to how to turn coffee chats into real advocacy. I’m especially passionate about the McKinsey Personal Experience Interview. The partner who interviewed me told me I was her favorite PEI interviewee of the day, and I love helping candidates tell stories that leave the same lasting impression. We’ll pressure-test your stories, sharpen your structure, and make sure your impact and leadership come through clearly. I’ve completed 75+ mock cases myself and given 40+, so I know what a strong answer sounds like and where candidates tend to lose points: structuring, math, synthesis, or communication. As co-director of Wharton’s AAMBAA Careers Committee, I’ve helped many classmates prepare for and land consulting offers. You’ll get direct, specific feedback and a clear plan for improving between sessions. Whether you’re starting from scratch or sharpening for a final round, I’ll help you build the structure, speed, and confidence to perform when it counts.
Sydney can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
Case Interview Prep
Case Math
Networking Strategy
Work Experience

Summer Associate
McKinsey & Company
June 2026 - August 2026
• Supported organizational implementation for a leading research university: leveraged Claude Cowork to build a mockup performance dashboard translating new service level agreements into trackable KPIs across 10 functions, and adapted and scaled a Cowork skill to auto-generate ~30 job description documents from role card inputs. • Architected a 4-agent AI workflow in Claude Code, orchestrated via a markdown-based coordination framework, to match ~13,000 expense transactions against ~550 restricted funding sources (endowments and gifts) and identify opportunities to redirect spend from unrestricted to restricted funds, surfacing an estimated $40K–$160K in redirectable spend for a single fund alone.

Research and Development Engineer
PepsiCo
November 2021 - June 2025
Admissions Committee
Senior Product Development Engineer, North America Foods Productivity Team Plano, TX 2024-2025 • Identified, evaluated, and commercialized productivity opportunities within product design and manufacturing processes to deliver bottom-line savings via development, execution, and analysis of research test plans. • Led research strategy and execution of a product reformulation on track to deliver $1.2 MM in annual savings. • Initiated partnership with ingredient supplier to investigate negative results while reformulating a product within a $4B brand. Vetted upstream mitigation strategies, validating $400K worth of prior testing. Product Development Engineer, North America Foods Productivity Team 2021-2024 • Commissioned a 15-week in-market operations test at full-scale Canadian manufacturing plant by directing plant leadership, suppliers, and operational partners in test plan execution. • Analyzed consumer complaints, plant feedback, and performance data to capture and communicate relevant impacts (quality risks, operational constraints, capital needs, etc.) to governing body of cross-functional leaders. Received alignment to commercialize formulation change across all Doritos, Tostitos, and Santitas products. • Led cross-functional team of 9 in updating 100+ Nutrition Facts labels. Strategized a ~70% cost reduction by identifying synergies with other teams and consolidating updates into 1 change order to vendors.

Controls Engineer
PepsiCo
July 2019 - November 2021
Admissions Committee
Designed an automated maximum failsafe system that eliminates operational risks during receipt and transfer of raw ingredients. Drove $350K capital acquisition, instrumentation installation, system integration, deployment, and operational training for the pilot manufacturing plant. System has been deployed at 6 additional plants, saving ~$2MM of product waste per prevented incident. As national program manager, developed deployment strategy of KPI dashboard, assembled cross-functional team, gained stakeholder buy-in, trained contractors, and facilitated change management to achieve on-time and under-budget rollout.
Education

The Wharton School (UPenn)
Master of Business Administration, Strategic Management
2025 - 2027
Leadership: Career Co-Director, African American MBA Association (2025-2026); VP of Student Life, Wharton Graduate Association (2026-2027)

Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
2015 - 2019
Leadership: Chancellor's Scholar, Vanderbilt VUcept Curriculum Review Board Member, Student VUceptor, Undergraduate Honor Council, National Society of Black Engineers Board Member.
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