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<\/a><\/p>\nBelow is an excerpt of Prof. Anderson’s introduction of Mike:<\/p>\n
Michael Augello is a junior CIS major from Wantagh, New York.\u00a0 He is an excellent student, as indicated by his 4.0 GPA in CIS courses and his membership on the Spring, 2016 Dean\u2019s List.<\/p>\n
Michael has a long-standing interest in helping others learn and use technology.\u00a0 He was selected by CIS faculty to work as a tutor in the CIS Sandbox \u2013 the CIS technology lab at Bentley \u2013 and is widely sought out for his help with learning technology.\u00a0 Additionally, he built the Bentley Delta Sigma Pi web site from scratch on SquareSpace.\u00a0 Michael is also an active member of Habitat for Humanity at Bentley \u2013 serving as PR Coordinator to build brand awareness through on-campus events and social media presence.<\/p>\n
During the past two summers, Michael interned at Altice Media Solutions in Woodbury, NY, where he gained valuable experience with system conversion projects and dealing with the issues of executive-level management change.\u00a0 This coming summer, Michael will be interning with Protiviti, a world-renowned consulting firm specializing in IT consulting.\u00a0 He has become interested in ERP systems and will gain valuable experience working on large-scale SAP and Oracle projects.\u00a0 Michael hopes to work as a consultant at Protiviti after graduating from Bentley.<\/p>\n
Clearly, Michael is a young man of many interests and talents.\u00a0 He is polite, soft-spoken, conscientious, friendly and respectful, traits that also attracted us to our friend and former colleague — Jim Adair.\u00a0 As Doug mentioned, Jim was an outstanding educator who showed great compassion for others, was always there to help in his quiet and unassuming way, and brought out the best in those around him.\u00a0 Jim would surely be proud of Michael Augello, this year\u2019s recipient of the Jim Adair Prize in Computer Information Systems.\u00a0 We are proud of Michael\u2019s accomplishments at this point in his Bentley education, and know he will continue to pursue his education and life\u2019s work in a manner we can all celebrate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mark Frydenberg also shared his recollections of Mike’s work in the CIS Sandbox:<\/p>\n
Mike is friendly, warm and welcoming; dedicated to his studies, takes his responsibilities seriously, and comes through whenever asked to do something.\u00a0 Since I first met him, I noticed that Mike has a quiet, predictable presence \u2013 always willing to help, he gets excited about what technology can do, and shares his enthusiasm with every event or demonstration at which he participates. \u00a0Mike has become one of my go-to people when we need to research a new technology item that we might purchase for the CIS Sandbox. \u00a0\u00a0He won\u2019t just give an answer \u2013 but rather, he\u2019ll give an answer and a solution that goes far beyond what I might have expected. Three examples:<\/p>\n
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- I asked him to look into buying beacons, a short range broadcasting device, for the CIS Sandbox. Later that day I got a full report comparing three different brands and the benefits of each, along with his recommendation. Of course I bought what he suggested!<\/li>\n
- When I said, , \u201cWe need to figure out how to set up Google home\u201d, a personal assistant device we bought recently. \u201cI already did, stop by and I\u2019ll give you a demo of what we\u2019re going to show with it at our open house.\u201d<\/li>\n
- \u201cDo you think we should get some virtual reality equipment\u201d, I aksed. \u201cReally?\u201d he said, He came back with some recommendations, one of which included not buying the specialized computer that is required , but rather, building it from scratch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n