Alpha Sigma Phi - University of Washington

6 W hen you first meet John Fusetti '15 you see a well-dressed, clean-cut all American guy. Once you get to know John a little more it is easy to see that he is more than the soft spo- ken gentleman you originally met. He is much more. You quickly realize that this guy has the heart of a philanthropist, is as sharp and exacting as an engineer, and has the mind of a futuristic scientist. To John life is an ever evolving mystery and quest to improve the world we live in and serve the people who live in it. John quickly states "No matter how good something is, it can be improved to serve people better." John is a sophomore at the University of Washington and a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. He is a local boy raised in Redmond, Washington. He entered this world at Overlake Hospital and graduated from Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish. He is the only child of Christopher and Karin Fusetti. His dad is in construction management with Sierra Construction, and his mom is a project manager for CH2M Hill. MATCHING ABSOLUTES TO SERVE PEOPLE John entered the UofW as a mechanical engineering student, but quickly changed to computer sciences. The similarity between these apparently dif- ferent career paths is more than one might think. "Moving over to computer sciences was a natural move for me, "says John. "I like the fact that the physics of engineering and computer sciences have specific absolute laws that govern everything and that is all you're given to work with. I like that. They both operate under absolute rules. With computer sciences I am able to take an overarching good and find the most efficient way to get a task done to bet- ter serve people. I hope to apply this knowledge to software development. I want to create code. Computer codes impact everything because everything is going digital. Codes are written into absolutely all electrical and mechanical engineering plans for products and facilities that people use every day. This is exciting to me. For some reason as I was growing up I realized I liked new things and liked to solve questions. With computer sciences I am able to do this." Growing up John had the same inquisitive nature that he has now. "I began liking marine biology when I was six. The ocean is a whole different world with only 2% explored. The opportunity of discovering something new intrigued me. It is no surprise that math has also been an interest of John's since he was in middle school. In high school John took advanced UofW Math 120. "With math you have defined rules," says John. "You have right answers or wrong answers. Nothing in between. And you do not have an English prof looking over your shoulder with an opinion. With math it's absolute." A Man of Conviction and Compassion By Jim Hammond '66 JOHN FUSETTI '15 Undergraduate Feature >>> Photos by Adam Buchanan

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