{"56285":{"#nid":"56285","#data":{"type":"news","title":"External Advisory Board Profile - Carlos Barroso, ChE \u002780","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECarlos Barroso\u0027s, \u002780, dedication to his career is equaled only by his passion for his family. Like many who pursue chemical engineering, he enjoyed math and science in high school. Yet unlike most, he also explored the \u0022real world\u0022 of the profession prior to entering college. In his senior year of high school, he visited Bell Labs and met with several chemical engineers. \u0022I knew immediately that it was the right choice for me,\u0022 he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESelecting Georgia Tech for his studies was a logical decision for Carlos because he received in-state tuition and it offered a program in chemical engineering. He appreciated the practical, real-world approach the Institute offered and credits that environment for contributing enormously to his successful career. As a member of ChBE\u0027s External Advisory Board for five years, Carlos has had the opportunity to visit campus numerous times and learn more about the current ChBE program. He says that those same qualities that benefited him in the late seventies are still true today. \u0022I think it\u0027s a point of differentiation among the top engineering schools,\u0022 he said. Carlos is extremely impressed with how GT, the College of Engineering, and of course, the school of ChBE have grown in capability since he was a student and he is \u0022very proud and grateful to be an alum.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA pattern involving food and international enterprise was established early in Carlos\u0027 career. Upon graduation, he was about to decline a job offer from Procter \u0026amp; Gamble until the recruiter, John Brock, \u002770, M.S. \u002771, inquired if Carlos would be interested in the coffee division. The possibility of applying his engineering training to the complexities of the food industry piqued his interest. Carlos says that he \u0022loves the challenge of trying to marry the art of flavor with the science of category and processes.\u0022 After three years in Cincinnati, he transferred to Italy to work with P\u0026amp;G\u0027s coffee business. Next, he worked for a few years in P\u0026amp;G\u0027s paper division, which he says was a great experience and included more assignments that were international. However, Carlos says that his \u0022heart remained in the food \u0026amp; beverage business,\u0022 so it was a natural fit when PespsiCo\u0027s Frito-Lay division offered him a position in its international research and development group. Carlos started with the Latin American division in 1996, added the Asia Pacific division in 2000, and in 2002, he moved to his current position as senior vice president of research and development for PepsiCo International, which includes all of the company\u0027s food and snack divisions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to serving on ChBE\u0027s External Advisory Board, Carlos serves on the Board of Trustees for the Dallas Opera and has volunteered with Junior Achievement for many years. Although he travels a lot for his job, Carlos often travels for pleasure. He spends almost all of his free time with his wife, Kay, and their sons, Michael and Andrew, who all enjoy skiing, boating, and hiking. The family also enjoys trying new restaurants and Carlos loves all types of food, which, of course, is fortunate given his line of business.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Carlos Barroso, ChE \u002780, reflects on his Georgia Tech education and what the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and the Institute have meant to him over the years.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"External Advisory Board Profile on Carlos Barroso"}],"uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2008-07-16 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:01","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9443","name":"achievements"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"9440","name":"Carlos Barroso"},{"id":"9442","name":"ChBE EAB"},{"id":"560","name":"chemical engineering"},{"id":"9444","name":"engineering awards"},{"id":"9441","name":"external advisory board"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJosie Giles\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jg234\u0022\u003EContact Josie Giles\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-2299\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["josie.giles@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}