1. Senior IST major, creative writing minor IT Help Desk
Alex Kinsella
Senior IST major, creative writing minor
IT Help Desk

2. Matt Trevathan
B.S. Computer Science ‘98

3. Background From Brunswick, GA Eagle Scout
2x ISEF finalist, winner of ’93 National Science and Humanities Symposium

4. Matt and Mercer
Chose Mercer for its holistic education (and to be with his brother)— “Business is more than programming”
Switched from electrical engineering to CS
Binary Bears
Resident Assistant (RA); ran a network in his dorm hall

5. After graduation and beyond
Quickly offered job by IBM
Senior Solutions Architect/Master Inventor
Many patents:
International data storage algorithm for Microsoft
Leader in development of Myers-Briggs Shopping Cart
Patent pending for selective call blocker
Currently at Kony Solutions as Dir. of Product Platform Management
Mobile cloud technologies

6. Matt’s advice for freshmen
“Take discrete math as soon as you can. The tools you learn in that class help you at Mercer and the rest of your technical career.”