Carlos joined IPA in 1996 after graduating with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester. He started working in both the refining and upstream business areas at IPA, participating in the majority of Latin American projects being evaluated. Carlos now leads IPA’s regional office for Latin America (the Latin America Project Center or Centro de Proyectos LatinoamericanosCPLA) and is a Co-Manager of the refining business area. Before joining IPA and attending grad school, Carlos gathered experience in diverse areas of the chemical engineering profession including refining, chemicals processing, quality control, and chemicals trading.