Durham, N.H. - Ever since Tony Scavone graduated from UNH with a B.S. in computer science, he’s been going places. Soon after Scavone earned his degree in May 1999, he landed a job in his native Manchester at Zydacron, a video conferencing company. He worked there for over a year before moving on to NetGenesis for three years. At this Massachusetts-based company, Scavone was responsible for writing extensions for products that enabled for Japanese “localization.” There, he was a team technical leader, and spent a great deal of time communicating with and entertaining people from Japan. Most recently, Scavone has been working for Computer Associates in Somerville, MA, where he’s a software developer working on web security solutions “I’ve been in the professional arena ever since I got out of school,” said Scavone. “One month after I left school, many opportunities just opened up.” In some respects this wasn’t surprising to Scavone, who noted that UNH had more than prepared him for the future. “Computer Science is certainly an exciting field to be in because of the constant technological changes,” said Scavone. “UNH prepares you for that.” “UNH exposes you to enough varied technologies and gives you enough confidence to figure them out,” he said. During his college search, Scavone admitted that he looked at other schools but when he came to UNH, spoke with some of the faculty and saw what the school had to offer, UNH seemed to be the clear choice. “I liked what they had to say and there seemed like there were a lot of resources here,” he said. As a student, Scavone took advantage of UNH’s wide-ranging academic and recreational opportunities. He got involved in Greek life, volunteered for the Catholic Student Organization and interned at IntelliTech, a Durham-based company. All the while, he said, the Computer Science program gave him a skill that was the key to his professional success: adaptability. “Adaptability is the biggest thing in the field right now because there’s no way you can know everything out there,” said Scavone. “There’s so much out there right now but I haven’t come across any technology I can’t pick up. The UNH CS Department did a good job at giving me the tools I needed to learn things as they come up.” What’s more, said Scavone, “There are a lot of opportunities to get involved with professors here that are working on grants, research opportunities and other projects. That’s what’s going to put you ahead in an interview – talking about a project you implemented from start to finish, especially coming right out of school.” - Rachel Purnell, CS Staff
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