JOINT INDO-GERMAN PROGRAMME

MBA in International Management

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ESB Business School, Reutlingen S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

BUSINESS SCHOOL

ESB

REUTLINGEN UNIVERSITY

ESB Business School, Reutlingen and SPJIMR, Mumbai

CENTER FOR INDO-EUROPEAN BUSINESS

CIEBS - A Brief Introduction
The Centre for Indo-European Business Studies (CIEBS) is a collaboration between ESB Business School, Reutlingen, Germany and S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, India with the aim of enhancing understanding and cooperation between India and Europe. It was established on 19th November 2009 and is co-funded by the European Commission. CIEBS is the irst Centre for Indo-European Business in India. It also is the irst center of its kind initially funded by the European Union. It is member of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce.

The MBA (IM) Program

The program is a brainchild of CIEBS. It consists of 8 months at SPJIMR, Mumbai and 6 months at ESB Business School, Germany. At the end of the 14-month program the participants are awarded a MBA in International Management from ESB Business School.

A German Delegation comprising of Mr. Gnther H. Oettinger, former Minister President of the State of Baden-Wrttemberg and present EU Energy Commissioner; Mr. Hans Schoof, Head of Operations, EC Delegation in India; Scientiic Delegation; Dignitaries and Members of Parliament from Germany visited SPJIMR in the year 2009 to inaugurate the CIEBS, and in recognition of the collaboration between SPJIMR and ESB Business School.

The two semesters at SPJIMR are taught by SPJIMR and ESB Business School faculty members and various other renowned international professors. On successful completion of these two terms, students are awarded a Post Graduate Certiicate in International Management (PGCIM) from SPJIMR. The pedagogy followed at SPJIMR ensures that the knowledge gained is translated into practice by means of extensive simulations and ield work sessions. ESB Business School, Reutlingen, one of the top international Business Schools in Germany, accepts the credits acquired from PGCIM for direct admission to the second year of their MBA Program. The semester at Reutlingen is composed of classroom training based on electives chosen by participants and a Masters Thesis as a part of the academic curriculum.

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Masters Thesis

Participants are required to undergo a Master's Thesis, which is part of the academic curriculum in the inal term at ESB Business School. Doing a Master's Thesis allows participants to gain greater knowledge in their chosen ields of expertise in a real business context. Challenging business issues such as country entry strategies, product launch and research, pressing organizational management issues and competitor analysis are the type of projects undertaken by participants. The topics identiied by organizations (primarily companies with Indo-EU operations) are addressed in the Master's Thesis by means of extensive academic research. Some of the challenging projects undertaken by the participants

include country entry strategies, competitor analysis, product research and launch and organizational management issues. During this period, participants are also responsible for understanding the organization and its culture to develop interesting insights into the problem. A participant is allocated two mentors, one from the organization from where the thesis is being pursued and another, a professor with relevant expertise from ESB Business School.

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ESB Business School, Reutlingen and SPJIMR, Mumbai Anuj Kumar Tewari

Bachelor of Technology (Electronics Engg.), HBTI Kanpur

Manufacturing Executive (Manager Grade 2), ITC Limited (24 months) Part of the team handling pan India supply chain operations for the Aashirwaad Brand (Salt) of ITC Limited (FMCG Company). Responsible for procurement of raw materials and disbursement of nished products to the WDs by various modes of logistics such as by road, rakes and sea movement. Responsible for production planning and inventory requirements of production facilities with a capacity of 500 MT/day, ISO22000 & HACCP certied. Responsible for ensuring that all statutory requirements like PFA, SWMA and BIS are followed with the nished product and maintaining product scores above 90 in PQRS. Part of a team for new CMU development and new raw materials vendor development. Having training in management tools such as TQM, 5S, Visual Management, Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma and their implementation at workplace.

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Academic Committee

Achievements Excel certied student- Empower, Ericsson professional certication program in GSM and CDMA network architecture. Student Secretary IETE Chapter, HBTI, Kanpur under which organized Anuvartan-2010 & 2011 (Technical Festival, HBTI Kanpur). Presented a technical paper on "Biometric Surveillance" in Illuminati Papers and awarded First Position in Tech Era 08 also won the First Prize in Anadigilogix, Electronics Workbench Event. Served the position of School Vice-Captain and House Captain simultaneously.

Bachelor of Business Administration, Symbiosis International University, Pune

Aravind S

Manager - Engagment Services, The Fuller Life (33 months) Jointly managed a team of 14; delivered business worth INR 6 crores (EUR 857.000) in 2012-13 Independently managed sales and marketing - including campaigns, proposal creation, negotiation and closure; generated business of INR 50 lacs (EUR 71.000) in 6 months Mentored Manager-designates and guided the team in improving processes, quality and eciency of operations Part of Management Council and Quality and Technology teams

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Academic Committee

Client Support Specialist - Indirect tax, Ernst & Young India (13 months) Served as primary contact for key clients; delivered business worth INR 40 lacs (EUR 57.000) in 12 months Executed advisory services with regard to Customs and Service tax laws in India Liaised with Government departments for seamless business operations of clients Achievements Consistent high performer with top ratings at appraisals and 5 quarterly awards for 'Exceptional Performance', voted by peers Elected to the oces of Student Representative in school and Student Council in college Scored consistently high marks (90% in school and 80% in college) and adjudged Best Outgoing Student in high school.

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MBA in International Managment Avana Maity

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

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Academic Committee

Associate Design Engineer, Fluor Daniels India Pvt. Ltd. (24 Months) Responsible for analyzing & safe designing of the pre-assembled modules & civil works of grade slab design in Tengiz-Chevroil , Kazakh Project Venture & deciding the logistics for the module lifting & connections . Involved in designing of stick built pipe racks , horizontal & vertical vessels foundations , pile foundations for Kinosis SAGD 1A project , NEXEN which is a 21,500bpd steam generation facility at Kinosis , Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada . Responsible for designing foundations for trestles ,designing of underground water tank, retaining walls and tunnel in Bunder Diamond Project, Rio Tinto Exploration Pvt. Ltd. Responsible for designing of foundations for vertical vessels , vent stacks and sump design in West Qurna 1 Early Works Program , Exxon Mobil Iraq Ltd. Involved in preliminary analysis & estimation of steel & concrete in FEED phase of GIR chemical complex project , BASF SE . Achievements Gold medalist in Civil Engineering department of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi . Certied for 2nd rank in Zeitgeist by IEEE, INC, USA . Certied for 2nd rank in The All India Essay Writing Event by United Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan. Awarded for the best speech delivery on the 150th Birth Anniversary of Holy Mother, by Sri Sarada Math,Dakshineswar,Kolkata .

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai

Daryan Parab

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Placement Committee

Sr. Engineer - International Proposals / Sr. Engineer - Commissioning, Larsen & Toubro Limited (36 Months) Responsibilities in Proposals included bidding decisions, evaluation of sales enquiries, preparation of technical & commercial oers, negotiations and business development. Involved in marketing of new solutions to key accounts and support to the sales team Worked regularly with a large number of international vendors such as Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, Emerson, GE and clients such as Petronas, Petrofac, Shell, Adani Responsibilities in Commissioning included project scheduling, discussions with clients, technical modications and client handover & training on project completion Also responsible for supervision of subcontractors & their workforces and co-ordination with junior engineers on site and the company head oce Worked on many agship projects of L&T such as Mumbai Monorail (Automatic Fare Collection), Mumbai International Airport (Electrical Automation), Adani Port & SEZ, Mundra (Material Handling) Achievements Elected as the President of the Students' Council for SPCE, Mumbai in 2008-09. Led student committees of upto a hundred students for various activities. Was awarded a non-monetary reward for the execution and documentation of L&Ts rst Toll Management Project at Bangalore in 2010 Stood 3rd by aggregate marks in the Electrical Engineering batch of 2010 at Sardar Patel College of Engineering Mumbai

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ESB Business School, Reutlingen and SPJIMR, Mumbai Gargee Kashyap

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Assam Engineering College

Consultant, Capgemini India Private Limited (22 months) Understanding Requirement Specications and Design Documents and execution of test cases in dierent modules -unit level, integration and regression using Mercury Quality Center Providing support to the Business Users in UAT for test data preparation and explaining them how their requirements are implemented in the system Involved in Test Design and preparing of test plan documents based on the User Business Requirements (UBR) document Key contact point in case of any issues faced by Client, Development Team, Technical Support and Business Support. Technical Skills: Oracle Apps, PL/SQL, SAP, Adobe Photoshop, Mainframe, Microsoft Oce. Freelance Content writer in Training and Growing, a Corporate Training and Consulting service. Avid debater, hold multiple prizes at university level for debate and quiz. Trained in Fine Arts, Diploma with Grade 1 Distinction. Associated with Junior Red Cross in School and currently associated with an NGO Jonak. Event Co-ordinator of PYROKINESIS-2011, the techno-Cultural fest of Assam Engineering

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Cultural Committee

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Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Patna

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Web & PR Committee

Engineer - Services, Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. (Vedanta Group) 13 months Identifying areas of bottlenecks/breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipment through application of troubleshooting tools like root cause analysis. Executing cost saving and energy saving techniques/measures and modications in the system to achieve substantial reduction in O&M expenditures and work within the budget. Conducting regular inspections to ensure adherence to regulatory norms and safety standards. Engineer - Projects, Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. (Vedanta Group) 11 months Handling the operations for executing projects involving scoping, design & architecture, basic engineering, resource mobilization, and execution within cost & time parameters. Analyzing the conceptual designs of new components, entailing drawings & specication study, quotation study & nalization, vendor selection & nalization, schedule for development, delivery, erection & commissioning, with due consideration of performance guarantee parameters. Achievements Automation of blower in renery leading to reduced power consumption. Engineering change in EOT Crane at SIIL, Silvassa leading to reduced breadown and increased manpower safety. Pesented paper in an IEEE sponsored event on trac management through the use of IP techniques. Acted as the Technical Co-ordinator of a National Level Technical Festival Founed Kartavya - NIT Patna (an NGO) in 2007 to provided education to slum kids.

Kumar Rahul

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MBA in International Managment Nikhil Kumar

Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Instrumentation Engg), NIT Rourkela

Engineering Ocer, IndianOil Corporation Limited (34 Months) State Coordinator for implementing/Operation and Maintenance of Automation/ CCTV Surveillance systems at 7 Oil Terminals and 288 Gas stations. Preparing and executing Purchase Orders, Service Entry Sheets, Vendor approval, creation & extension in SAP-MM Ensuring the compilation of MIS ,monthly, quarterly & yearly reports well in time Successfully executed Global contracts worth INR 250 Million. Rated outstanding in the internal appraisal for 2011-12.

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Academic Committee

Achievements Paper titled Optimization of an Application Specic Instruction Set Processor using Application Description Language presented at International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems 2010, Surathkal, India Department Coordinator for the Conuence 2009 (Annual Technical Festival of NIT Rourkela) and Coordinator of the Mathematics Club 2007-2009 NIT Rourkela Merit Certicate for obtaining 3rd position (out of 31) in the department during 1st, 2nd & 3rd year of Graduation ( 2007-2009) Awarded prestigious O.P Jindal scholarship for 2007-08

Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engg), Cochin University of Science And Technology, Kerala

Nithin Baby

Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services (42 months) Worked in design, development, testing and deployment of web based applications for multiple clients. Green Belt Certied - Proposed and Implemented solutions for performance improvement of client application and submitted the same as Green Belt project. Received Star Team Award and multiple client appreciations in TCS for delivering projects well before the target deadline. Client Interaction Project Status calls and live-meetings with clients in UK, Belgium, China, Australia etc.

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Academic Committee

Achievements Part of TCS CSR Activities Taught slum kids at a government school in Bangalore, India. Captained a team of 100 employees in TCS-JnJ Fuzion Fest 2013 (Annual account level Sports and Cultural fest in TCS for JnJ account). Self trained Guitarist and musician.

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ESB Business School, Reutlingen and SPJIMR, Mumbai Rahul Devidas

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering- Mechanical, Anna University, Chennai

Engineer, Dubai Drydocks, Dubai, UAE (29 months) Projects handled: FPSO Firenze, FSRU Toscana, Dolwin Beta, MCV Eagle Texas & Louisiana Clients: Saipem, Aibel, AET, Blue Water Review of contract drawings and estimation of quantity of work and prices. Preparation of Tenders and liaison with vendors. Co-ordination of manpower, quality and production across multinational people. Cost control and periodic review of project scope. Conducting business negotiations with clients on nal project settlements. Handled commercial responsibilities for projects worth AED 1,000,000

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Placement committee

Achievements Team Captain- BAJASAEINDIA 2010. Assembled a team of 25 members and led the team in the Design and Fabrication of an All Terrain Vehicle for a National Level competition in India. Was responsible for planning, co-ordination, raising capital, cost control and project execution over a period of 8 months. Won the Silver Medal at the National Level Automotive Quiz held by SAEINDIA. Built a miniature Remote controlled vehicle running on an IC engine for IIT competitions.

Bachelor of Technology in Production & Industrial Engineering, IIT Roorkee

Rohit Srivastava

Assistant Manager (Planning and Technical Services), JSPL (35 months) Handled projects of heavy machinery equipments worth Rs. 353 lacs (Euro 500,000 app.) as a Project Manager, was responsible for supply chain planning, manufacturing scope, operations and smooth execution across various shops with least cost and deadlines. Was responsible for preparing Quarterly, Monthly, Daily production plan for the unit, based on the Annual Business Plan. Green Belt Holder in Six Sigma, did Six Sigma project on nitrogen control in steel. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 auditor, certication by EQMS India. Also was coordinator for implementation of Oce TPM across the unit. Intern(Supply Chain Management and Inventory Management), Coca-Cola (2 months) Developed a dock allocation scheme for movement of trucks in FIFO manner to reduce the loading time and inventory management system for reducing retrieval time. Had two consecutive promotions and also awarded Executive of the Month for November2012 during 35 months tenure at JSPL. Was member of Quality Circle Team Aagaz as a facilitator, won Gold Medal in NCQC-2012 qualied for International Convention for Quality Circle (ICQC) -2012-13. Was Co-coordinator of Product Design Contest (National Level Competition) for two consecutive years held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. Certicate of Excellence for paper on Wankel Engine in a national level contest.

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MBA in International Managment Samriddhi Sharma

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science), Maharashi Dayanand University

EngineerProfessional Services, Objective Systems Integrators (48 months) Had a customer facing role and handled major Clients of my Company including Verizon Wireless(USA),Vodafone Czech, Vodafone Netherlands, BHARTI, TATA in Europe and India. Worked on requirement gathering and solution designing in coherence with the domain experts and the solution architects. Worked on project implementations in major telecom domains such as SNMP, CORBA and on Fault Management and Service Management Integrations for Tier One Customers. Worked with Sales and Presales teams on new and prospective bids and with the marketing team on dierent ventures. Submitted a "technical use-case" to the company which now features on the company website. Entrusted with presenting Demos and providing project related technical trainings to team mates and Customers and worked on Customer Relation Building activities. Achievements Submitted a technical paper in the International Conference Of Innovative Technologies (ICIT-09). Successfully secured the rst position for the Engineering Batch(2005-2009) and have also secured Top University Ranks during the tenure. Contributing, in various capacities, as an Honorary Member of the Advisory Council of the Youth Wing of a charitable organization, JS Trust. Organizing Member of the National Conference on "Soft Computing & Articial Intelligence" in 2009 .

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Placement Committee

Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Surat

Sparsh Gupta

SPJIMR Activity

Placement Committee Web & PR Committee Infra Committee

Senior Project Engineer-PMT (Execution), Larsen & Toubro (28 months) Responsible for modules from engineering to nal commissioning of EPC Oshore Oil & Gas Platform Complexes, including integration of entire complex, as part of team handling projects worth USD 350mn and USD 1.2 bn Diverse roles in dierent phases of project including interface with client, sub-contractor, third-party inspector and certifying authority Extensive experience on 3D modeling software like Autodesk Navisworks and 2D computer aided drawing software like Autodesk AutoCAD. Also have good exposure to ERP software like SAP and planning software like Primavera and very well versed in MS Excel Other roles include creating and approving GDC engg drawings, planning and executing project schedules, coordinating various activities at site and executing load-outs Achievements WINNER, Third Prize in Drama Competition. Reached top 8 in the event Ripples in Techfest, a National Technology Festival. Participated in various Technology Festivals throughout college. Successfully completed PMBOK Project Management Workshop in L&T.

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ESB Business School, Reutlingen and SPJIMR, Mumbai Stephanie Manderscheid

Bachelor of Business Administration Management, Plaza College, New York USA

Assistant Manager of the India Honorary Consulate and Indian Business Center, Stuttgart Organization, coordination and implementation of projects with budgets up to 900,000.00 EUR - e. g. Indian Summer, Stuttgart meets Mumbai and the International Animated Film Festival Budget planning and control Support and participation in business delegation traveling High level of assistance to German and Indian diplomat missions Working with domestic and overseas authorities and the Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft (Indo-German Society) Translation and interpretation of English and German correspondence Responsible for all administration services including visa information, document legalization Responsible for marketing of the Indian Business Center Honors and awards during College: Trustees List, Faculty Award, Sigma Kappa Delta National Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society, Outstanding Skills Performance Award, Certicate of Professional Excellence, Certicate of Leadership Excellence Graduation honor : Summa Cum Laude with cumulative GPA of 3.96 Received a Scholarship for the B.B.A

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Bachelor Of Engineering (Electronics Engineering) - Yashwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur

Sumit Kuhite

Software Engineer for 42 months at Larsen & Toubro Limited Designed and developed various Micro-controller based Molded Case Circuit-Breakers (MCCB) for L&Ts EBG department. These MCCBs named as MTX 1.0, MTX 2.0, MTX 3.0 have been successfully launched in the market. Some of the designs used in developing MCCB are on the verge of Patent lling. Responsible for the EMI & EMC certication of product. Experience of working on MICROCHIP & TI microcontrollers for Real-Time Systems and various Communications protocols (CAN & MODBUS) used in embedded systems. Interacted with the L&Ts Manufacturing Plant at Mysore and Production Plant at Baroda to resolve manufacturing and production related issues. Represented embedded software team of MCCB to client and visited various client locations across India to gather client requirements and to resolve issues faced by the product on eld. Achievements School topper in English in Xth Board examination. Awarded with a Certicate of Merit by Maharashtra State Board in Xth Board examination Was part of Cricket and Football Championship winning Teams in Yashwantrao Chavan College of Engineering and in L&T

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Web & PR Committee

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MBA in International Managment Swapnil Gaur

Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering and Master of Technology in Structural Engineering - Indian Institure of Technology Kharagpur

SPJIMR Activity

Engineer (Hydro-Civil) for 22 months at Lahmeyer International India (LII) Preparation of detailed project reports, lenders engineering reports and detailed design reports for various hydro-power projects Preparation of Digitized Basin Plan establishing the hydro-power potential in the state of Himachal Pradesh Economic & nancial analysis of hydro-power projects Preparation of construction schedule for projects using MS Project Site visits for reconnaissance studies Supervising the preparation of drawings Achievements Letter of Recommendation from Dr. A. K. Jha, Senior Vice President (Hydropower & WR), Lahmeyer International India Best performance rating, with additional mention as a hardworking, regular and punctual trainee during Summer Internship at Sew Infrastructure Ltd. Consistent Performer in academics, in top 1% in GATE 2011, IIT-JEE 2006, AIEEE 2006, SEE-UPTU 2006 and 12th Board exams Second Senate Member (Vice Hall President), Nehru Hall, IIT Kharagpur for the session 2009-10, during which we won 2 out of 3 General Championships at IIT Kharagpur ISO 9001: 2008 certied Internal Auditor of Lahmeyer International India Won 2 corporate cricket tournaments at Lahmeyer International India, member of cricket team of Nehru Hall, IIT Kharagpur

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Engineer Project Management Team for 39 months at Ericsson India (International Work Exp. - 15 Months North America, Europe, Africa, Asia) Responsible for the network modernization (GSM, WCDMA, LTE Technology) and delivery of projects of various telecom customers such as T-Mobile (USA), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Vodafone (UK, India, Romania), MTN (Nigeria, South Africa) etc Worked across the globe with over 50 countries understanding dierent customers requirements in the implementation of telecom network Marketed and sold the Ericsson Proprietary Feature to customer generating 0.3 million USD in revenue in individual capacity Designed and developed test cases for the operation and support network projects which helped customers in attaining the eciency and quality Led a team of ve members to implement projects in testing, integration and upgrade of telecom nodes for customer Tigo, Rwanda Achievements Awarded President Award, Ericsson Highest Award, for outstanding business excellence Received Letters of appreciation from customers across the globe Awarded the certicate for completing the fourth stage in Bharat Scouts and Guides from the President of India Received Sanskrit Scholar Award for being in the highest marks category in the country and won scholarships at school and college level for academic excellence Successfully organized various technical and cultural fest at school and college level

Tarun Bansal

Bachelor of Technology (Electronics and Communication Engg) Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi

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Prof. Dennis De
CIEBS Knowledge Foundation @ Reutlingen University Alteurgstrase 150

+49 (0)7121 271 6009 +49 (0)7121 271 6004 www.ciebs.de dennis.de@reutlingen-university.de heike.trost@reutlingen-university.de

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