During his senior year at Ferris State University Augustinus placed in an invention contest and won a cash award for a mailbox transmitter device.

[4] Augustinus' 'iPhone Colon Exam' invention/video was cited on the patent by Patrick O'Neil, the inventor of the iPhone olloclip which has sold over 1.5 million units worldwide.

[8] Additionally, Augustinus landed a bit part (under five lines) in the movie Hoffa starring Jack Nicholson (Shot in Cobo Hall Arena, Detroit).

[9] Augustinus is listed in the 2003 & 2004 Edition of Marquis Who's Who in America and was nominated for the Ferris State University Distinguished Alumni Award two consecutive years in a row.

[13] In 2014 and 2015 Augustinus protested near Columbus Circle Manhattan[14] holding large, worded banners in support of the New York City horse carriage industry, which Bill de Blasio vowed to end immediately upon being elected NYC mayor.