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Name:
Matthew Davy
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Residence:
Bloomington, Indiana
Graduation Year:
1996
Major:
Computer Science
Minor:
Accounting
Why did you choose SJC?
Saint Joseph's College did a good job searching
me out. The Band Director heard me play at a band competition in high school,
and before I had even applied, the College had offered me a scholarship.
Once I visited the campus, I felt really comfortable there. I also found
SJC had an excellent Accounting program, which was what I was interested
in at the time, and I liked the idea of starting in my major right away.
Ironically, after two years of studying Accounting, I decided I wasn't interested
in it and switched my major to Computer Science. Even after switching my
major, I was still able to graduate in four years. As a student, what were you involved in?
I played the trumpet in the band for four years,
and I was heavily involved in the Annual Little 500 go-kart race. During
my first year, I was a member of the pit crew for one of the drivers, and
I drove in the race for my last three years. Senior year, I also served
as Chairman of the race, which included managing a large budget and organizing
the race, and worked as a Student Systems Administrator for the College.
I also participated in an internship with the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications
System in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the summer after my junior year.
I was part of the informational services group, and I was involved with
Web site development and several different projects for the company. What are you doing now?
I'm a Chief Network Engineer for Indiana University
(IU) in Bloomington, Indiana. I'm involved with long-term planning for IU's
data network, and I perform network-engineering services for several national
and international research and education networks. I'm also active in the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which is the standards organization
for the Internet, and I teach classes around the country on Multicast, a
technology that enables the large-scale distribution of audio and video
online. Before coming to IU, I was a Senior Engineer for America On-Line
(AOL) and UUNET, one of the world's largest Internet service providers.
How did SJC prepare you for the "real world"?
At Saint Joseph's College, I received a broad base
of knowledge in my major and also developed solid oral and written communication
skills. I work in a very technical field where many people have strong technical
skills, but they don't always have good communication skills. In the Core
Program, I wrote dozens of papers and did a large amount of reading in areas
outside of my major. I work with people who attended larger universities
and don't have that experience.
