{"656651":{"#nid":"656651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Staff Spotlight: Nicholas Platt","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EName: \u003C\/strong\u003ENicholas Platt\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDepartment: \u003C\/strong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts \u0026ndash; School of Modern Languages\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle: \u003C\/strong\u003EAcademic and Research IT Support Engineer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHometown: \u003C\/strong\u003EBoca Raton, Florida\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDegree(s)\u003C\/strong\u003E: B.S. in Political Science and International Studies, East Carolina University\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about what you do in Modern Languages.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI provide IT support for the faculty and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho had the greatest influence on your education and\/or career path?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI would have to say that my dad influenced my career path the most.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you enjoy\u0026nbsp;most\u0026nbsp;about your work? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInteracting with the wonderful ML faculty and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy did you decide to work at Georgia Tech, and what\u0026#39;s the best part about working here?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy wife works at Agnes Scott College and always told me how wonderful working in higher ed is. The best part about working at Georgia Tech is that no one day is the same as the last.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat moment in Modern Languages\/at Georgia Tech stands out as the most memorable? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Modern Languages and Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) put on the first ever AGSC symposium. It was a huge event with lots of working parts and it surprisingly all fell together perfectly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDo you have any advice for Modern Languages students at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake advantage of the Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) programs that Modern Languages offers. Nothing can replace traveling and experiencing other cultures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen you\u0026#39;re not working, what do you like to do?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy wife and I are expecting our first child, so we are deep into nursery prep.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you weren\u0026#39;t doing this, what would you be doing?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost likely be a stay-at-home dog dad for our two dogs and soon to be baby.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDo you have an outstanding student, faculty member, staff member, or alumni you\u0026#39;d like to see spotlighted? 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