He stood, climbed the podium, and got ready to direct. He would use the information learned from his superiors to be the most efficient worker possible. He has people backing him, passion moving him, and potential challenging him. Andrew Sylvester stood, took the challenge, and said yes to Deloitte.
Deloitte is a consulting firm that advises people and business about finances, risk management, or even technology. Although being known mostly for being drum major of the Timber Creek band, Sylvester is extremely involved in the IT field and is what Deloitte needed. He was recommended to the IT internship program by Carla Wright, the coach of the computer science UIL team, which Sylvester joined his sophomore year.
“She’s been a great coach and mentor with me and my school life and even with me going to college soon,” said Sylvester
He didn’t actually know a lot about the consulting firm or Deloitte University, but he trusted Wright and he applied anyway. Yet, as he went through the interview process, he researched further into the college and what the internship would entail.
“I got to know … what all they have there and what all they stand for [at Deloitte University],” Sylvester explained. “As I got to learn about Deloitte and Deloitte University, I then became excited at this prospect of getting to intern at Deloitte, specifically at applying for this IT position.”
After a couple of interviews, he got accepted into the program. Sylvester began his internship June 19, 2017.
“It was great, I got to learn a lot technically wise and … a lot with computers: a little bit of networking, some security, a little bit of everything,” Sylvester said. “There was a lot of great things I didn’t know before hand that I don’t know if a class room could teach you.”
Sylvester shined at the company, showing his talents in IT, leadership, and organization. There was so much he could learn and so many people he could work with. He got to work within a team and with others at Deloitte and Deloitte University.
“The people there were wonderful and were always willing to help out. I appreciate everyone that I got to work with,” he said.
Sylvester was actually the youngest intern that Deloitte had ever had. This, however, did not stop him from making an impact on the company and experiencing everything that the internship had to offer. He constantly gave his best because of his productive work ethic.
“One of the greatest things was [that] the internship wasn’t like, ‘Go make copies.’ or ‘Go get coffee’ normally some very basic stuff because they usually don’t expect much out of you,” he explained. “However with this IT position at Deloitte University I got … hands on with technology and learned some new things from day one.”
He was a hardworking intern who worked eight-hour days, 5 days a week. Driving from home and back to Deloitte, he got up everyday, excited to work.
“Overall, it was just a great experience,” said Sylvester.
He came up in his leadership by directing a big project for Deloitte and it revolutionized the way the company documented and scripted in their computer section. Although he was unable to finish every project he was a part of, he managed to leave his mark before his leaving on July 21.
“I felt as if I left a legacy behind, even though I was there for just a few weeks,” he said.
After Sylvester finished his internship, he applied what he learned to his job as drum major. Although Drum Majors direct the band from a podium, they also help the band be as productive as possible behind the scenes. Sylvester recognized that the band needed help in technology, so he put his knowledge to use.
“I’ve been able to fix a few things and set a few things up. Things that I didn’t know before this internship have been able to speed the process up for the band,” said Sylvester.
This internship had greatly impacted his life for the better, making him a better leader and computer science engineer.
“[Deloitte] made me an overall better person, and that will apply to anyone in life,” said Sylvester
