Tag: software engineering
#PeopleOfPrecise: Meet Michael Schulte
Meet Michael Schulte – Senior Software Engineer and Precise Systems’ employee spotlight for February 2025.
Michael supports our Interactive Training and Simulation capability as a Senior Software Engineer. He has gotten to know our Precise culture very well, and would describe it as dedicated, capable, and employee-focused.
In his role, the days can vary a lot in terms of tasking. Some days, he focuses solely on programming, whereas other days, he handles a large assortment of projects, including writing technical documents, making software builds, or describing how things work to an artist to create graphics for program support documentation. Michael’s work can ebb and flow, but there is surely never a dull moment!
His passion for software engineering came from his hobby of playing video games. When he was in high school, he was torn between becoming a marine biologist or a software engineer, but ultimately decided to choose the latter. One of his high school programming classes, QBasic, helped seal the deal, and the rest is history.
While Michael brings a great many technical and professional skills to his role, he has a personal skill he has always wanted to learn – how to pilot a small airplane. He’s never had the chance, but says, “I think it would be a neat experience and something good to know for life.”
A software engineer who can also fly planes sounds like the making of a great movie! If a film was ever made about his life, Michael would choose Tom Hanks to play himself. He believes that his vast repertoire of characters would make him the perfect person to capture Michael’s sarcastic humor and analytical way of thinking. We’d definitely buy a ticket to see that!
We are grateful and fortunate to have such skilled, passionate employees like Michael as part of our organization. Our capabilities and culture are made better every day with him here!
#PeopleOfPrecise: Meet Michael Beccarelli
Meet Michael Beccarelli – recent University of Arizona graduate, Associate Engineer, and Precise Systems’ Employee Spotlight for January 2025.
Michael is part of our Tucson team as an Associate Engineer, where he gets the chance to collaborate daily with others to learn new approaches and thought processes. This, he says, is his favorite part of his role – seeing the incredibly innovative and enduring solutions a group of talented people can foster that may not have been possible individually.
Before he joined our team full-time, Michael was a software engineering intern while earning his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Arizona. It was during his internship that he learned how to build strong teamworking skills and pivot his approaches when needed. Speaking about his internship experience, he says, “My internship gave me hands-on development experience, and I became more adaptive and efficient. It also gave me the opportunity to see how theoretical knowledge I learned through education translated into real-world applications, which prepared me to tackle my current position.”
Many students, like Michael, begin their professional careers during their time at college, and he encourages any students interested in getting a head start to be attentive and proactive. Visiting job fairs, talking to people working in a potential field of interest, and building meaningful connections are great ways for students to show initiative and passion to prospective employers.
His internship and education led him to the career path he has now – programming and computer science. He is incredibly excited and eager about pursuing this particular path, as he sees technology as an immensely useful tool. He provides the simple example of a typical morning routine – waking up to an alarm clock on our phones, pouring coffee from an automated machine, and driving to work in our cars. In just the first few hours of our days, we have already used at least three pieces of technology. Michael is passionate about not only highlighting the benefits of technology, but also how to make it even more efficient and reliable for our evolving world.
Outside of work, he is currently watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon Prime, a sort of rendition of the original film. The show is an entertaining mix of action, comedy, and drama – something for everyone to enjoy and Michael highly recommends!
We are so excited and grateful to have Michael as part of our Precise Team. His tenacity, dedication, and passion are apparent in everything he does, and we cannot wait to see his impact grow within our organization!