Eric Brightfield occupies two worlds - one musical and one technological; worlds not so far apart as they seem.

Receiving a full scholarship for Jazz Guitar Performance at the University of Maryland, Eric began the serious pursuit of his more artistic side. He has fifteen-plus years of experience sharing the gift of music as a teacher and a performer of many musical genres and acts in the greater Baltimore/DC metropolitan area. 

Throughout the first ten of those years, Eric felt an ever-growing sense of unfulfilled curiosity and potential. This led him to self-study on a number of topics, but most notably computer science. Tinkering led to employment, and Eric soon found himself working in cybersecurity for a Fortune 100 company while maintaining his musical career on the side. 

Tempted by the freedom and opportunity of some of his peers, Eric made the switch from an office-bound career to a work-at-home, freelance, software contracting career. It is through this pursuit that he has had the good fortune to find a community of like-minded team members at Highland City Club. Together with the help of HCC members Sam Tarantino, Dustin Simantob, and Jack Phillips, Eric is playing a key role in several promising technology startups including Chromatic.FM and AugurOn.