Noted KC old boy and former Atlanta chapter President, Everton “Mabrouk”
Barrett, has published his long awaited memoir which documents his life
experiences in the USA.
Mabrouk migrated to the USA in December 1971 and attended Brooklyn College
and the University of New Haven, CT. He has had impressive successes as
both a consulting technical software engineer and technical manager for a
number of Fortune 500 corporations. Most notably he was a senior technical
manager for IBM, Chrysler and Blue Cross of Georgia.
His last consulting contract before retirement was with the Center for
Disease Control (CDC) which he jokingly describes as the Petri dish of
viruses; his last big fight was the Ebola virus. As a software engineer his
job was to make the various CDC systems available to staff worldwide,
ensure software solutions were created and deployed for epidemiologists and
scientists in hot spots globally so they could effectively fight the latest
virus or epidemic.
Mabrouk attended Kingston College from September 1966 to June 1971 where he
had fond memories of performing unsanctioned chemistry experiments in the
rear of the chemistry lab which resulted in him going home many evenings
with acid holes burnt in his khakis. His mother was a little disturbed by
this and made inquiries to the Deputy Headmaster and a later incident
resulted in him being labeled a ‘mad scientist’ and subsequently banned
from the chemistry lab.
Mabrouk’s challenging experiences after coming to the US at age 17 provides
a virtual road map for youngsters who may immigrate to the United states
and find themselves in turmoil as to the choices to make and roads to take
in navigating a successful journey. While he does not advocate that all
young men choose his route, he believes he can help to illuminate the
American quagmire and how not to fall in the potholes. He wishes you happy
reading and hope s it does something for the soul.
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