ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
New York Tech graduates are going places.
Find out how your fellow Bears are doing, making, innovating, healing, and reinventing the future.
Michael Alsharaiha (B.S. ’13, M.B.A. ’18)
Growing up in Jordan and attending New York Tech’s campus in Amman to earn his bachelor’s in business administration, Michael Alsharaiha always wanted to work for EY (formerly Ernst & Young), a global leader in accounting and consulting. “After graduating from New York Tech, I applied to work at EY several times, but at that point, they were focused on hiring accountants,” he explains. “I’m good with numbers, but it was never my passion. I really wanted to do something that involved problem-solving and analysis. So I decided to move on.”
Michael Alsharaiha (B.S. ’13, M.B.A. ’18)
Growing up in Jordan and attending New York Tech’s campus in Amman to earn his bachelor’s in business administration, Michael Alsharaiha always wanted to work for EY (formerly Ernst & Young), a global leader in accounting and consulting. “After graduating from New York Tech, I applied to work at EY several times, but at that point, they were focused on hiring accountants,” he explains. “I’m good with numbers, but it was never my passion. I really wanted to do something that involved problem-solving and analysis. So, I decided to move on.”
Joseph Ambrosio (B.S. ’94)
Joseph Ambrosio has never been hesitant to get his hands dirty. In fact, that’s what drew him to New York Institute of Technology and its student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
“I was attending another school that was trying to get SAE projects, but that school didn’t win the program,” Ambrosio says. “I transferred to New York Tech because it had these programs. It had a solid engineering school, and they were also doing stuff—not just academic and lab work but also applied engineering on real products that were emerging.”
Joseph Ambrosio (B.S. ’94)
Joseph Ambrosio has never been hesitant to get his hands dirty. In fact, that’s what drew him to New York Institute of Technology and its student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
“I was attending another school that was trying to get SAE projects, but that school didn’t win the program,” Ambrosio says. “I transferred to New York Tech because it had these programs. It had a solid engineering school, and they were also doing stuff—not just academic and lab work but also applied engineering on real products that were emerging.”
Amit M. Shelat (D.O. ’02)
When he joined the New York State (NYS) Board for Medicine in 2016, Amit M. Shelat recognized it as an opportunity to combine his two passions: medicine and the well-being of his community.
Shelat brought a practical conviction that quality healthcare should be accessible to all. “As the NYS Board for Medicine, we oversee the practice of medicine and safeguard the health of the people in New York State,” he says, a responsibility he has pursued with diligence and clarity.
Amit M. Shelat (D.O. ’02)
When he joined the New York State (NYS) Board for Medicine in 2016, Amit M. Shelat recognized it as an opportunity to combine his two passions: medicine and the well-being of his community.
Shelat brought a practical conviction that quality healthcare should be accessible to all. “As the NYS Board for Medicine, we oversee the practice of medicine and safeguard the health of the people in New York State,” he says, a responsibility he has pursued with diligence and clarity.
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