Sean Bonawitz

Summer Associate | Deloitte Consulting

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts (Greater Boston Area)
Industry: Management Consulting

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Sean Bonawitz's Overview

Past

MIT Sloan Global Entrepreneurship Lab - Team Member at Ideiasnet
Summer Associate at Deloitte Consulting
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Platoon Commander at U.S. Navy SEAL Team 5

EOD Response Platoon Commander at U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division
EOD Officer at U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Unit

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Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
United States Naval Academy

Connections

500+ connections

Former bomb squad leader transitioning to management consulting.

MIT Sloan Global Entrepreneurship Lab - Team Member

Ideiasnet

Public Company; 11-50 employees; IDNT3.SA; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry

September 2012 – January 2013 (5 months) Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil

Venture capital project sponsored by Ideiasnet (Brazilian VC firm):
• Interviewed more than one dozen prominent Brazilian and US-based VC firms active in Brazil
• Synthesized VC perspectives and combined findings with extensive secondary research
• Created a proprietary scenario framework mapping the future of Brazil's VC ecosystem evolution
• Identified practical implications for VC firms who are fundraising / operating in Brazil

Summer Associate

Deloitte Consulting

Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Management Consulting industry

May 2012 – August 2012 (4 months) McLean, VA

• Supply Chain & Manufacturing: Analyzed a major aerospace manufacturer’s plant floor operations, supplier strategy, and inventory management system; recommended three courses of action that would increase production rate, decrease inventory costs, and save the client $17M
• Sustainability & Climate Change: Designed an employee engagement program for 7,000 employees in 19 states for the US’ largest publicly-traded water utility company; analyzed Deloitte’s internal US corporate greenhouse gas emissions

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Platoon Commander

U.S. Navy SEAL Team 5

April 2009 – June 2011 (2 years 3 months)

• Led an eight-man bomb squad through the SEAL training program, resulting in 100% pass rate and full integration with the SEAL assault and reconnaissance force
• Deployed to Iraq, completed 130 high-risk counter-terrorist operations in seven months
• Delivered daily strategic and tactical recommendations to the highest ranking SEAL officer in southern Iraq by analyzing daily counter-terrorist intelligence reports, resulting in zero casualties due to enemy explosives
• Lead assaulter for SEAL platoon; located and captured 26 known terrorists

EOD Response Platoon Commander

U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division

April 2008 – November 2008 (8 months)

• Supervised 231 combat missions, personally defused 17 bombs, awarded the Bronze Star (nation's fourth highest honor)
• Led a team that disarmed 64 roadside bombs and directed the safe destruction of 11,165 pounds of enemy explosives
• Supervised the creation of over 200 intelligence reports concerning northern Iraq's hostile insurgent network by collaborating with three separate organizations to analyze enemy tactics and review daily deliverables

EOD Officer

U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Unit

September 2007 – April 2008 (8 months)

• Completed five special assignment missions with the U.S. Secret Service by directly supporting Presidential and Vice Presidential security teams in North America, Central America and the Middle East
• Appointed bomb squad leader, organized a six-month training plan covering key EOD operational capabilities
• Planned, scheduled and executed advanced vehicle, combat and medical training for a team of ten personnel
• Coordinated logistics for team by ensuring the timely acquisition of weapons, body armor, radios and consumables
• Created a comprehensive professional development plan including leadership training and advanced EOD qualifications; trained and mentored seven newly reported EOD officers

Brazil VC Ecosystem Study
- MIT Sloan & Ideiasnet
- February 2013
Authors: Sean Bonawitz, Rahul "Hoolie" Tejwani, R. Blaize Wallace, Nick Holda

Our team from MIT Sloan conducted an in-depth study of the Brazilian venture capital ecosystem and how it will likely evolve over the next five to ten years. We conducted extensive research via:

• Interviews with over 20 VCs and ecosystem participants
• Industry publications, online sources, and academic papers
• One-month on-site exploration of Brazil’s VC ecosystem

The resulting study:

• Summarizes these inputs into critical takeaways for any VC or entrepreneur interested in Brazil
• Describes multiple scenarios illustrating how Brazil’s VC ecosystem could evolve
• Projects the most likely evolution in the near-term future

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- US Navy
TOP SECRET/SCI Clearance
- U.S. Department of Defense: Cleared for TOP SECRET and granted access to SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED information based on a single scope background investigation.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management

MBA

2011 – 2013 (expected)

Activities and Societies: John W. Fish Scholar, Student Senate (elected), Co-founder of the Leadership & Human Capital Club, Management Consulting Club, Korean Club, Veterans Club