Blake Brannon

Current

• Project Managment, Consultant at Wandering WiFi

Past

• Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology
• Marketing/Product Management Intern at Siemens
• Electrical Engineering Intern at Tennessee Valley Authority

• Electrical Engineering Intern at Tennessee Valley Authority
• Electrical Engineering Intern at Jackson Energy Authority

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Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology
• University of Tennessee at Martin

Connections

70 connections

Industry

Wireless

Blake Brannon’s Summary

Electrical Engineer with strong business acumen and the ability to combine a broad-spectrum of technical knowledge and planning abilities to optimize project results and maximize team performance. A proven highly motivated team leader who approaches projects with enthusiasm and vision and can easily move to implementation and follow-through. Strong wireless networking background with outstanding academic achievement and a penchant for technology.

Blake Brannon’s Specialties:

• Proven Leader & Cross-Functional Team Player
• Detail-Oriented & Highly Motivated
• Excellent Written & Verbal Skills
• Experience in Product Management & Marketing
• Resourceful Knowledge of Productivity Tools
• 802.11 Co-Channel Inference Analysis
• Wireless Network Algorithms
• Computer/Network Security
• Programming, Simulation
• Website Design

Blake Brannon’s Experience

• Project Managment, Consultant

  Wandering WiFi

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Implementation consultant/Project Manager for AirWatch, a wireless device/network equipment managment software solution.

• Research Assistant

  Georgia Institute of Technology

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year )

  Research assistant for Dr. Mary Ann Ingram studying the network throughput for 802.11p vehicle to vehicle networks with overlaping channel allocations. Research consists of 802.11 MAC layer analysis using Markov chains to model the node behavior in the network.

• Marketing/Product Management Intern

  Siemens

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  Worked with a global marketing team in product management to help launch and manage products in a $500 million circuit breaker industry. Responsible for creating promotional material for the VL product line and developing tools to increase productivity. Created a sales order entry guide and created the QFD for the next generation products.
  
  • Redesigned the product pricing guide to decrease production time by almost 400%
  • Decreased data discrepancies by 85% resulting in faster order processing times
  • Coordinated design and assembling of 50 VL demonstration kits for the sales force and calculated selling price
  • Lead a cross-functional team to analyze competitors’ websites and modify Siemens’ site to gain competitive advantage
  • Selected to represent Siemens Energy & Automation at Internship Experience in Orlando, FL
  • Received top+ Employee Recognition for outstanding performance

• Electrical Engineering Intern

  Tennessee Valley Authority

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

  • Performed functional test on 161kV breakers and associated equipment
  • Conducted remote operational control testing (SCADA)
  • Conducted energy audit for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  • Reviewed TVA’s billing process including demand charges, firm and interruptible power

• Electrical Engineering Intern

  Tennessee Valley Authority

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  May 2004 — August 2004 (4 months)

  • Conducted troubleshooting analysis on GE simple cycle combustion turbines
  • Designed demineralization water overflow drainage system
  • Performed data analysis on faulty flame scanner detectors
  • Setup shared network database for CT group data
  • Designed webpage to easily obtain CT status from all combustion turbines in the Tennessee valley
  • Organized site drawings into an accessible system

• Electrical Engineering Intern

  Jackson Energy Authority

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  May 2003 — August 2003 (4 months)

  • Designed electrical utility grid layouts for the city of Jackson, TN using AutoCAD
  • Updated GIS using GE Small World software
  • Conducted calculations on sub station layouts and load analysis on distribution
  • Computed optimal locations for capacitor banks
  • Investigated sub station oil drainage systems to comply with EPA standards
  • Experience with utility crew installing 12kV power system to residential areas

Blake Brannon’s Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  2004 — 2007

• University of Tennessee at Martin

Additional Information

Blake Brannon’s Interests:

new technology, wireless communications

Blake Brannon’s Groups:

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) – Vice Chair, Member (2004, 2002 – Present)
• Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society (HKN) – Member (2005 – Present)
• Tau Beta Phi Honor Society, Golden Key Honour Society – Member (2006 – Present)
• Student Government Association (SGA) – Senator (2004)

Blake Brannon’s Honors:

• Outstanding Scholar Award – Electrical and Computer Engineering 2007
• Sophomore Engineer of the Year 2004
• Top 10 finalist in 2004 IEEE SECON paper contest
• NSF scholarship recipient

Blake Brannon’s Contact Settings

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