Eric Masiello
intern: June 2002 - July 2003
I moved to Maryland at the start of my high school
freshman year in the summer of 1995 from Somers,
Connecticut. Not knowing too many people and having
lots of free time, I occupied myself by toying around
with my father's computer. With an artistic background
already established from my youth, I quickly redirected
my inspiration to the digital realm with graphic
design. By the end of my senior year of high school,
I had already spent enough hours in front of a computer
that when it came time to make that 'big decision',
I decided to pursue a Computer Science degree at
the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
in the fall of 1999.
As it turned out, Computer Science wasn't exactly
my cup of tea. I decided it was best to switch my
major to Information Systems (IFSM) where I felt
my strong background in computing would still be
useful, but most of that horrible programming could
be avoided. This was all well and good but at this
point I really had no idea where this major was
going to get me in life. Thankfully, this problem
quickly dissolved after I took my first course in
interface design. I quickly realized that this was
a perfect career path for me because of the way
I could so easily meld my technical and artistic
expertise.
I became an intern for the Hubble Heritage Project
in June 2002 during my Junior year at UMBC. Initially,
I was mainly responsible for the regular maintenance
of the Hubble Heritage website. Later, I took on
the responsibility of developing the Hubble Art
section and redesigning the entire Hubble Heritage
website.
“When I first started my internship here,
it was my goal to bring more unity to the Hubble
Heritage site. I wanted to have all sections of
the Heritage website be easily accessible from each
other while maintaining a consistent navigation
and feel. After experimenting with a few different
designs with the Heritage Information Center and
Hubble Art sections, I finally found something that
I felt was clean, fresh, and would make the Heritage
site more usable from the perspective of our viewers.”
In my [very little] spare time, I practice my hobby
as a disc jockey, mixing drum and bass under the
alias DJ illEffect. I've been working diligently
for the past three and half years trying to make
a name for myself . It has been an incredible experience
thus far, allowing myself along with my crewmates
(http://www.syndromeindustries.com) to play at numerous
clubs, bars, warehouses, and other venues in Baltimore
and Washington DC.
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