Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell

Owner and Lead Editor at Technosailor.com

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Current
  • Owner and Lead Editor at Technosailor.com
  • Owner at Emmense Technologies
Past
  • Business Development Consultant at Lijit Networks, Inc.
  • Director of Technology at b5media, Inc
  • Technical Manager at b5media, Inc
Education
  • Community College of Baltimore County
Connections
468 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Aaron Brazell’s Summary

Aaron Brazell is the lead editor of Technosailor.com and a social media expert. His passion is to see companies and individuals use the internet and web technologies wisely and effectively to promote their brands and companies. Aaron's network within the internet space is deep and involved and he uses that network to connect need with the appropriate human and technology resources to meet those needs.

Aaron Brazell’s Specialties:

Social media optimization, writing, SEO, video and podcast production


Aaron Brazell’s Experience

  • Owner and Lead Editor

    Technosailor.com

    (Internet industry)

    May 2004Present (5 years 3 months)

    Examining the crossover between the social web and real life, analyzing the boundaries of social interaction on the web. Seen by many as a marketer and communicator, I approach interaction online in a common sense way. Technosailor.com is the largest non-political blog in the Washington, D.C. Metro area.

  • Owner

    Emmense Technologies

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2000Present (9 years 4 months)

    Provide social media strategy and marketing consulting, software engineering with a focus on WordPress, and other online strategy.

  • Business Development Consultant

    Lijit Networks, Inc.

    (Information Services industry)

    May 2008January 2009 (9 months)

    Working with the Lijit Business Development and Community teams to increase the exposure of the network to other publishers, content sources and networks.

  • Director of Technology

    b5media, Inc

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2006May 2008 (1 year 8 months)

    As the Director of Technology, I work closely with other senior management and executive-level members in shaping the direction of the growing internet media company. I am responsible for a team of developers and systems administrators that implement the technology goals of the network, provide support for users and administrators, develop strategic technology goals for extending the reach and influence of over 120 bloggers.

  • Technical Manager

    b5media, Inc

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2006April 2007 (7 months)

    Responsible for the strategy, design and implementation of the techical infrastructrure for a global network of 150+ blogs and related properties.

  • End User Computing Technician

    Northrop Grumman

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOC; Information Technology and Services industry)

    February 2005October 2006 (1 year 9 months)

    Provided end user computing support for Northrop Grumman Information Technology employees nationwide using ticketing, troubleshooting and phone and on-site support methods. Managed users and computers using Active Directory, setup configured and maintained Blackberry products, Supported end user computing needs in regards to software, hardware and telephone support.

  • Solaris Administrator

    Northrop Grumman

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOC; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 2005May 2006 (7 months)

    Provided Solaris 9, Oracle 9i, Business Object 6.5 and Merant tracking support. Maintained security and administration for Solaris Unix in a Federal contract environment.

  • Desktop Support

    Northrop Grumman

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOC; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 2003February 2005 (1 year 4 months)

    Supported the Unites States Navy Medicine Headquarters with end user computing support for Navy personnel at all levels, both at home and in the field. Directly supported the efforts of personnel sent to Iraq for short tours. Provided high-level support for the Surgeon General of the Navy and his staff. Troubleshooted Blackberry products, network connectivity, software troubles and other IT related problems concerning end user computing.

  • Operations

    Lockheed Martin

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 2001November 2003 (2 years 4 months)

  • Data Release

    Computer Sciences Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; csc; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 1999August 2001 (1 year 10 months)


Aaron Brazell’s Education

  • Community College of Baltimore County

    A.A.S. (in process) , Local Area NEtworks - Focus Redhat Linux , September 2003December 2006

    Provide ongoing development, support and custom installations for WordPress.


Additional Information

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Aaron Brazell’s Groups:

  •    Tweeple
  •    WordPress Community
  •    WordPress
  •    Wordpress Experts

Aaron Brazell’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
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  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
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