{"316291":{"#nid":"316291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Why Georgia Tech: 4 Questions with Neal Parker","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENeal Parker is an Evening MBA student at Georgia Tech. Recently, the Office of Graduate Studies had the opportunity to learn more about Parker and his time at Tech. Here\u0027s what he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen did you know Georgia Tech was the place you wanted to go for graduate school? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI first came to Georgia Tech to study Industrial Engineering as an undergrad and graduated in 2009. I was fascinated with solving large-scale problems that businesses had within their operations. After undergrad, I went to work with Coca-Cola\u0027s North American supply chain strategy team. As I have grown in my career, going from helping plan for capability to launching new products and packages, I am seeing more and more of the opportunities we have to improve our supply chain performance. I chose Tech to pursue my MBA to gain a broader and more comprehensive business perspective to continue solving the complex problems that large supply chain organizations face.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the top three reasons you\u2019d recommend Tech to other graduate students? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, there\u2019s Tech\u2019s international reputation for applying technology and innovation to solving complex problems. Then, there\u2019s the return on investment. And last, I appreciate the world-class networking opportunities that I have with others who are eager to take on today\u0027s business challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat advice do you have for students who are applying to Tech? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETake time to consider the kinds of problems you would like to solve. Tech will be a place where you will be able to learn how to take on these problems and make an impact \u2014 no matter what degree path you choose.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are a few things every graduate student should do while at Tech? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETake advantage of networking opportunities with fellow students and any international experience that might be offered as part of your program. Also, don\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to connect to the Tech community by getting involved with clubs and service groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENeal Parker shares his thoughts on being a student at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Neal Parker shares his thoughts on being a student at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2014-08-18 09:51:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:56","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"316301":{"id":"316301","type":"image","title":"Neal Parker","body":null,"created":"1449244947","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:27","changed":"1475895024","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:24","alt":"Neal Parker","file":{"fid":"199944","name":"nparker.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nparker_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nparker_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6072768,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nparker_0.jpg?itok=usBQxG27"}}},"media_ids":["316301"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.grad.gatech.edu\/","title":"Graduate Studies and Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"100041","name":"evening MBA"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"167089","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pavlik@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Specialist\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}