Dustin Eby

Role at the UMBC Career Center: Graphic Design, Web Development, Photography, Data Management, Technology

 Q: Where have you earned your college degrees?

A: I got my B.S. in Digital Media from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Q: What program(s) did you study? How did you choose your major?

A: Growing up I was always drawing, creating, and interested in figuring out how things worked. I took art class every year and two television production classes in high school.
I started my college career wanting to do 3D animation and special effects, but became much more interested in the graphic design and programming aspects of web design and user interface development.

Q: Tell me about the job and internship process when you were in college. Were you able to find job/internship positions that were related to your major or your career interests?

A: Drexel is a co-op school, so everyone had to do co-op to graduate. If your major was a 4-year program (like mine), your sophomore year consisted of 6-months classes and 6-months on co-op work experience, then junior year was a full year of class. I also took an internship position the summer between my freshman and sophomore year, which I found through a friend of my father's. (Networking is key.)

Q: What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

A: "Never stop learning."

Since graduating from undergrad, I have kept my skills current by taking classes through UMBC, UMUC, and Teamtreehouse.com and attended D2WC (Designer, Developer and Workflow Conference) and edUi Conference.

Q: Why should students visit the Career Center?

A: I visited my Career Center in college only when I had to in order to get credit for my Co-op, but not when I was graduating and looking for a full-time job. That was a mistake. Looking back and knowing what I know now after having worked in the Career Center at UMBC for years, is that I should have started earlier to look for a post graduation job, and sought advice from the Career Center. I should have learned the art of networking, and learned to research companies coming to the Career Fair before attending.

Q: What is your favorite aspect about UMBC?

A: Coming from a university in a large city, I got the sense that everyone fended for themselves. When I started at UMBC, I was pleasantly surprised by how supportive the students were to each other - from holding doors open for someone, to making sure each other have safe transportation to and from social events, to random students offering to help me when I am outside replacing marketing posters in our poster holders.

And just about everyone I have met that works at UMBC has a real drive and commitment to student success, and the betterment of the University.

Q: What is one item on your bucket list?

A: Visit Hawaii.

Q: What is one aspect of the DC/Baltimore area that you often explore?

A: The various festivals that happen every year: Artscape, Fells Point Fun Festival, Maryland Renaissance Festival (www.rennfest.com), 34th St. Lights, etc.

Want to connect with Dustin or any of our great Career Center team? Call our office at 410-455-2216 or check out our contact us page here: http://careers.umbc.edu/aboutus/

Intern Scientist, Yahoo Labs (Job Number: 1450702)
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Yahoo Labs sets the course for the future. We’re Yahoo’s incubator for bold scientific experimentation. We specialize in deep, creative thought on the company’s hardest technical problems, and hire amazing research scientists and engineers who serve as Yahoo’s most forward-looking thinkers. We stretch the limits of theory, we apply novel ideas in practice, and we experiment. We love challenging problems, we love bleeding-edge technology, and we love data.

Yahoo Labs is one of the most highly collaborative places you’ll ever see. Partnerships abound within our own teams, with all key product teams, and with the international scientific community. We’ll challenge your brain every day, and when you succeed you’ll change the lives of hundreds of millions of people, allowing them to do things they never dreamed they could do. Come join us and use your scientific background to drive Yahoo-scale innovation!

A Little About Us

Yahoo Labs is pioneering the new sciences underlying the Web. As the center of scientific excellence for Yahoo, Yahoo Labs delivers both fundamental and applied scientific leadership through published research and new technologies powering the company’s products.

Your Opportunity

We are looking for exceptional PhD student who want to work with us in our intern program for the summer of 2015. We will have openings in the US (New York City, Sunnyvale) and other locations. We seek world-class graduate students in pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related area. We are particularly interested in students working on Machine Learning, algorithms, Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Representation, HCI, Multimedia, Mobile Innovations, search (systems or algorithms), collaborative filtering, auctions, mechanism design, linear algebra, Systems or analysis of large data. Ideal candidates will have finished at least 2 years of graduate work.

Your Day

• Work with scientists to perform original research
• Apply scientific thinking and techniques to improve the performance
  and effectiveness of our products
• Solve problems for our users and advertisers by analyzing mountains
  of data
• Have the opportunity to publish your work and expand the horizons
  of web science

You Must Have

• Currently working on the PhD degree, preferably in Computer
  Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related area.
• Finished at least 2 years of graduate work
• Have some experience in Machine Learning, algorithms, Natural
  Language Processing, Knowledge Representation, HCI, Multimedia,
  Mobile Innovations, search (systems or algorithms), collaborative
  filtering, auctions, mechanism, design, linear algebra, systems, or
  analysis of large data Learning, algorithms, Natural Language
  Processing, Knowledge Representation, HCI, Multimedia, Mobile
  Innovations, search (systems or algorithms), collaborative
  filtering, auctions, mechanism, design, linear algebra, systems, or
  analysis of large data
• A CV with strong recommendations from your graduate advisor

Apply

Undergraduate Research at UMBC is one of the best ways to get involved and increase the quality of your academic career!

Follow the link to check out some of the research opportunities available to you and see what other students in your field have done.

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During the last week, multiple full-time and part-time positions have been posted to UMBCworks. Check out these key positions today!

Logistics Sales Representative (9268806)
Cowan Systems, LLC - Baltimore, Maryland

Logistics Sales Managers develop and maintain client relationships by developing effective ways to transport customers’ freight utilizing Cowan Logistics’ services. This role serves in a sales capacity and communicates with both customer and carrier contacts. Responsible for building and maintaining customer relationships and more!

Proposal Writer (9268396)
Aerotek - Hanover, Maryland

The proposal writer will be responsible for preparing high-quality, client-focused proposals and presentations. The proposal writer will work closely with Directors of Strategic Sales, Strategic Account Executives and local sales teams to provide proposal consultation, assist in RFPs and more!

Public Relations Coordinator (9252830)
Carahsoft Technology Corp - Reston, Virginia

Attention all recent Public Relations graduates! Carahsoft is looking for talented individuals to join our team as a Public Relations Coordinator. This entry level opportunity will enable you to familiarize yourself and become an expert in B2G events and campaigns.

Bilingual Case Manager (9269477)
Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) - Washington, District of Columbia

LAYC’s Workforce Investment department provides services to out-of-school youth ages 16-24 through its Workforce Investment for Successful Employment (WISE) program. WISE equips youth with the skills and credentials needed to obtain and retain meaningful employment and/or enter postsecondary education by offering job readiness (JRT) and more!

Chimes Multiple Positions (Updated October 27, 2014) (9269535)
Chimes Multiple Positions (Updated October 23, 2014) (9269451)
Chimes - nationwide, United States

Welcome to Chimes! Our company provides services and supports for people with disabilities. We have earned an excellent reputation in our field, and the people we support have come to expect and appreciate professionalism, courtesy and pride in a job well done

WEEKLY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Visit us at www.chimes.org for more information

Clinical Supervisor - Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (9269494)
Trellis Services, Inc. - Hunt Valley, Maryland
Sparks, Maryland
Towson, Maryland

The job of the Clinical Supervisor is to provide behavioral intervention programs in home, community, and school settings for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities.

Graphic Artist (must be US citizen)(9266213)
Lufburrow & Company Inc. - Havre de Grace, Maryland

You’re a visual-thinking problem solver.
You create to communicate.
You have a good eye for form and color.

We NEED impact players. Forward thinking, smart people needed to tackle the complex challenges facing social workers and how they use technology. We need out of the box thinkers and more!

Graphics Designer (9269542)
Whitney, Bradley and Brown - Washington DC Area, District of Columbia

The successful candidate will support our work with the Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Department; the Headquarters Marine Corps department charged planning, directing, and more!

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CSEE Faculty members Rick Forno and Marie desJardins were mentioned in a recent Baltimore Sun article, in which the Catonsville High School Cyber Club is interviewed as they prepare for the final round of the Maryland Cyber Challenge.

The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Competition, designed by Dr. Rick Forno, was created to encourage more high school students to consider STEM careers. This statewide cyber security competition consists of three competitive divisions: high school, college age, and professional. During the final round of the challenge, which takes place October 29th-30th, teams compete to solve increasingly complex tasks.

The popularity of the Maryland Cyber Challenge, and the recent proliferation of high school cyber clubs both tie into the state of Maryland’s plan to “put more of an emphasis on computer science education.” Professor Marie desJardins and Catonsville High School teacher Christina Morris are both part of CS Matters in Maryland, an NSF-funded project that seeks to “increase the expertise of high school computer science teachers in Maryland.”

The Baltimore Sun article and video can be found here.

That's right. English majors have such a dynamic pathway to undergraduate research because there are a million concrete and abstract concepts to explore!!

From classroom techniques, to grammar/writing style, and even movie implications such as "Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events", the ball is really in your court!

Check out some cool research opportunities in this field and read up on what other students have done!

Become a student researcher today; nothing to lose, and so much to gain ($$$, internships, travel experiences, etc.)