Patricio Zorrilla Amaya, Fulbrighter at Rice University

Home Country: Mexico
Program: Industrial Engineering
University: Universidad de Monterrey
Pronouns: he/him
Languages: Spanish, English, German

Originally from Monterrey, I studied my BS in Industrial Engineering at Universidad de Monterrey. As a student I worked for a Corning, Inc. manufacturing facility as Quality Coordinator. After graduating in 2014, I moved to Mexico City where I began discovering my passion for operations and soft process control. I worked at a student exchange called Youth For Understanding, and then as Operations Specialist at a B2B e-learning company called Learnship.

On Rice:

The Rice community immediately caught my attention. I'm eager to be part of it!

On Fulbright:

I like the tight-knit community! I'm a very social person and the Fulbright program provides ideal networking environment.

Fun Fact:

I once won a trip to Miami to the MTV Music Video Awards!