Texas McCombs Labs

One-year program packed with valuable knowledge and skill-building opportunities

Own a real industry role while earning course credit

McCombs Labs Fair

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

3:00-5:30 PM

Rowling Hall, Special Events Rm 5.210

Access to a dedicated executive coach

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2020 Timeline and Projects

Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Fall 2020

3 hours credit 3 hours credit

10-15 hours/week 10-15 hours/week

Summer Internship

40 hours/week

All first year MBA students are eligible to apply for one or multiple roles

Compensation for spring and fall semesters at rate comparable to minimum wage

Six credit hours and guaranteed summer internship at sponsoring company

Gain first-hand experience of end-to-end product launch lifecycle touching cross-functional teams that help bring solutions to life. Work closely with senior program managers that are helping top tier customerssolve their data center needs. Provide tangible impact on the Cycle Time, thereby improving time to revenue for the business.

• Value map current business processes and formulate strategy for next 2-3 years to meet business growth strategy

• Value map business processes AS IS and formulate recommendations for TO BE business state including processes, resources, and infrastructure

• Establish relationships with key leaders in all functions to help identify business process improvements that would help drive value

• Drive execution of select short term approved initiatives by leaders

Dell - Program Management

Serve on the transformation team which aims to 1) Steer the organizational transformation through tracking of transformation progress, identifying overlaps and dependencies, and mitigating risk; 2) Architect the transformation by managing the transformation initiative portfolio, evaluating assumption sets, and identifying key processes that need to be changed or re-designed to support the transformation; and 3) Manage change by planning and governing change management process for initiatives with high impact changes.

• Develop project approach and strategy, define requirements, manage communications, report project status and achieve objectives, while maintaining a strong sense of urgency

• Work on significant and unique issues, with analysis of situations or data to make informed recommendations

• Partner and e�ectively communicate with cross-functional business partners, set and manage expectations with stakeholders, facilitate and drive project meetings, and become a trusted advisor at a team-level across projects

• Collaborate with leaders and team members who are part of the GBS Business Transformation O�ce and six core services to operationalize key initiatives

• Bring an outside in perspective to our processes and strategy, and recommend innovative and creative solutions

Dell - Global Business Services

Play an important role, as part of a global and cross-functional team, in the development and deployment of strategic initiatives in which marketing and supply chain have decided to take a combined approach to better serve Dell customers. Work closely with team members of Dell’s Demand Planning and Marketing teams, and interact frequently with sales, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams. This project provides the opportunity to have a direct impact in shaping the future of these organizations and how they will continue to add value to Dell and its customers.

• Collaborate with managers and other team members in developing innovative and replicable approaches to address the needs of the business and customers

• Participate in the creation of metrics to assess the performance of these initiatives and the improvements to customers’ experiences with Dell

• Aid in compiling and analyzing performance data and using it to provide action plans to improve these programs in the future

• O�er a fresh point-of-view on processes and strategy which, in turn, can be translated into improvements for both organizations

Serve on Dell Technologies’ Services Marketing team, working directly with multiple marketing and data-driven teams. Through the internship you will gain experience using real-world customer insights and data to develop customer profiles and personas for targeted marketing programs.

• Identifying personas and profiles for current Services customers

• Build analytical models that surface key predictive indicators in the buyer’s journey and classify customers into actionable segments

• Work with product marketing leaders to map customer journeys for key segements — identifying how customers are purchasing Dell Technologies Services and how they are retained as customers

• Execute innovative pilot initiative for the target buyer’s journey program

Dell - Marketing

Dell Technologies consists of seven technology leaders committed to transforming businesses, shaping thefuture of innovation and developing technologies to drive human progress.

Dell Technologies’ SMACU #SocialExec program launched in 2013 and is a white glove consulting service for Dell VP’s and above. The program is designed to educate and enable our leaders to engage in social media, being both transparent and authentic. With this approach comes great responsibility, especially for leadership who are looked to as thought leaders by their peers, teams, and in the broader industry.

This project will provide the student with an opportunity to be on Dell Technologies’ Social Business team, working directly with our SMACU social media lead facilitator, training and engaging with our top level executives across the company. Through the internship, you will gain experience driving real results for a global marketing program while gaining expertise in adult learning and social media best practices.

Dell - Technologies Services Marketing

Dell - Marketing and Supply Chain

Why Texas McCombs Labs?

An experienced Executive Coach and a retired technology executive with a passion for coaching leaders and helping individuals and organizations improve their e�ectiveness.

As a sales and operations expert, he led businesses and functions for fortune 500 technology companies across the globe. In addition to his coaching practice, he guest lectures at The University of Texas on International Business and Intercultural Management.

He is an accomplished photographer and active philanthropist.

Dell/McCombs Labs Experience

Terry Kahler - Executive Coach

What’s next?

Applicants will be notified of company decisions by 12/2/2019

Apply between October 29 - November 14

Sponsoring company will contact applicants directly to schedule and conduct interviews

Obtain experiential learning through a real-life, ongoing position

Gain elite exposure to executive leadership

Receive mentorship from a dedicated industry coach

Achieve success through real business results

Professional Experience

Certified Executive Coach - 06-2012 / Current

T. Kahler Coaching, LLC

Certified Executive Coach (Marshall Goldsmith SCC)Certified Coach (International Coach Federation)Certified Hogan & MBTI PractitionerFocus on Executives & Leaders in the Technology Sector

Senior Vice President

Dell, Inc.

- 08-1999 / 06-2012

Sr. Vice President - Online Strategy & OperationsSr. Vice President - Global Business OperationsSr. VP & GM - Americas Call Center OperationsSr. VP & GM - Latin America / President Dell Brazil

Guest Lecturer - 09-2012 / Current

The University of Texas at Austin

International BusinessIntercultural Management

7Years

27Students

100%Happy

“My professional skills grew more during this year than any other due to Terry’s mentorship.”

“Terry is an excellent mentor - experienced, knowledgeable, and personable.”

“Beyond your coach, he will be your advocate, guru, and friend.”

“Terry has been a real key to success of the TexasMcCombs Labs program in his role as coach.”