Hi all! My name is Marty Bacik and I am a junior double majoring in Business Information Systems and Finance.  I am excited to be traveling to Ireland for the first time and Europe for the second time!

I grew up in Pittsburgh and have lived here my whole life.  My freshman year I attended SUNY Geneseo in Rochester NY and then I realized I missed Pittsburgh too much so I came back here!  I am a swimmer and swam D3 while I was at Geneseo and currently swim for Pitt Club.

Professionally, I interned with Primanti Brothers after my freshman year, PNC after my sophomore year, will be a business analyst for HM Health Solutions this summer, and am currently a specialist at Apple.

The reason I was interested in the Ireland program specifically is the focus on technology and innovation.  I will be working for a tech company this summer and am also very interested in entrepreneurship and have gone through Pitt’s Blast Furnace.

After graduation I would love to work for a tech company like Apple and Google, so this trip will be a great way for me to experience that.  I am very excited for the trip so stay posted for more blogs and pictures!