We have some impressive employees in our ranks: from basketball players to marathon runners, from gamers to authors. The Employee Spotlight series aims to highlight the talented individuals who work here.
For this month’s Employee Spotlight, we’re featuring Michael Oakley, 1st-Line IT Support Engineer here at CYBRID.
What’s your job title and role?
IT Engineer. I provide 1st-line support and general administration.
Describe working at CYBRID in 3 words.
Opportunity, exciting, busy
What’s the best project you’ve worked on in CYBRID so far?
So far, setting up and building our own office. When we moved office, we had
the opportunity to rebuild everything with new equipment.
What’s your favourite team memory?
My favourite team memory has to be a staff outing when we all went to play Paintball.
Olly pulled off an amazing shot with a grenade.
What’s something on your “bucket list”?
Go to Orlando, Florida!
What’s your most-used emoji?
🤣
Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button in your life?
I would rather have a rewind button so I can try every route.
Tell us a fact no one would guess about you.
I have a fear of heights!
Which team member would you want to be on a deserted island with?
James, as he has useful skills!
What’s your favourite film/video game?
My favourite game is Subnautica. It is an underwater survival game set on an alien
planet. You must forage and build while finding a cure for an alien disease and a way to
escape the planet.
Which technology trend do you believe will shape the coming decade?
AI is becoming more and more part of our daily lives. Voice assistance and now
Microsoft has integrated Copilot button; it’s made AI a commonplace part of our everyday lives.