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Life Style

{ BUSY PERSON }

Ask a

Describe your morning routine.
What leisure activities occupy your

Up at 3:15 a.m. on average. I have time away from the oice?
been on this schedule for a while now, I am currently building another

so no alarm clock is needed. I start by business alongside Dolvin, so that
taking care of household chores and takes quite a bit of time. When I am not

then get anything together that I need doing that I enjoy church, my Toast-
for the day. Then of to the gym for a masters Club, reading, and helping my

morning workout, and then work. It
wife with her animal rescue activities.
is so great to have this all out of the

way by the time I am ready to do “real Fill in the blank: Most people
work.” I have taken care of the home, don’t know that I _______________.

myself, and now I can concentrate on getupatthetimeIusedtogotobedin
who I am serving.
a previous career. I migrated from guitar

lessons to doing
How do you wind down at the end of sound/lights for

a busy day or week?
a blues band for

After inishing work, networking, more than 10 years.
MICHAEL DECAMILLIS
or meetings, I like to sit down for din-

ner—time-permitting and hopefully What is the most President, Dolvin Consulting
with my wife—and inish any day-end valuable lesson

chores. I then try to stay awake long From a young age, DeCamillis was
you have learned
enough to do some reading
in business?
passionate about technology and the
or maybe watch some TV.
potential it has to help people, businesses,
To remain coachable. Find and
The one advantage of starting
attract coaches, mentors, and smarter
and society in general. Helping businesses
your day so early is
dates back to him watching Star Trek as a
people to be around. Association is
falling asleep takes
probably the most important
kid. He also realizes that the ability to em-
little efort.
brace technology and the pace in which it
ingredient to success.

is changing today is a struggle for many.
What is your Dolvin offers a variety of technical ser-
If you could start over, what
favorite part of profession would you pursue?
vices from known resources and translates
your job and why?
them into practical solutions for business-
A biomechanical engineer, the

When I hear that
es of all sizes.
founder of a think tank, or a career in
something that I created eliminates Founded in 1998 after his previous boss of
a branch of the military like the Air

some frustration and makes someone’s 12 years let DeCamillis know on a Friday that
Force or Navy.
life or work just a little bit easier. The he was moving to Florida in three weeks. He

humbling part is that it is usually started the business that Monday.
Stranded on a
something that was not complex or Ultimately DeCamillis is a problem
desert island,

technical; it just helped them to work solver. Dolvin works with manufacturers,
name the
more eiciently.
distributors, and specialty retailers that
three items

struggle with warehouse or inventory
you need to survive.
What is a perfect day?
control issues or are concerned they have
A helicopter, map, and my bible.

When time and money are not a outgrown manual processing. Dolvin uses
concern, and I can enjoy the company its skills in inventory management and op-
Describe the characteristics of

of those around me.
erations to help businesses operate more
a successful professional in
eficiently, reduce costs, and become more
your industry.

Biggest pet peeve.
proitable. It also helps medical organiza-
The ability to form relationships
People who blame their problems tions of all sizes by providing risk manage-
quickly, ask meaningful questions, and

on anything except themselves. And ment services, including HIPAA education,
then actually listen for the answers with
workforce training and certiication, and
people who wait in line to order food, genuine curiosity. Forget the tech talk—
and then don’t know what they want compliance auditing services. “Their
nobody cares. Help clients get what they
success is my success,” DeCamillis says.
when it’s inally their turn to order.
need and not what you think they want.
“We have a mutually vested interest in the
success of their business.”

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