Brandon Ward

Current

• Senior Flex Designer & Developer at Brainbox
• Owner, Consultant, RIA Design & Development at Nonlinear Media, LLC

Past

• UI/UX & Interaction Designer at Delve Networks
• Senior Flash Developer & Interaction Designer at Eporia, LLC
• Senior Flex Developer at Preventive Medicine LLC

• Interactive Media Designer at MediaPro, Inc.
• Lead Sound Designer at Mindsurge Entertainment
• Interactive Media Designer at Prepress Training Solution
• Assistant Gallery Director at Albertson College of Idaho

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Education

• Indiana University Bloomington
• Albertson College of Idaho
• Borah High School

• Ontario High School

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Recommended

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Industry

Design

Brandon Ward’s Summary

Talented Flash Developer, Interaction and UI Designer, Musician and Media Producer with exceptional skills in a broad range of applications and fields. Highly interested in convergence, RIA Flash/Flex development, team leadership, interaction and UI design, sound, music and video production for interactive media. Proven track record of delivering highly creative, top-quality projects. Quick learner with special knack for figuring out how to solve problems without any prior knowledge of equipment or software.

“I’m known for my ability to learn and adapt quickly, fitting well into many different roles and teams. I’m a hard worker determined to be the best at what I do.”

Brandon Ward’s Specialties:

ActionScript 3, UML, MVC, OOP, Interaction and UI Design, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Music Composition, Audio Production, Sound Design, Video Production, Nonlinear Editing, Adaptive Audio, Instructional Design, Writing

Brandon Ward’s Experience

• Senior Flex Designer & Developer

  Brainbox

  (Design industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year)

• Owner, Consultant, RIA Design & Development

  Nonlinear Media, LLC

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

  As sole-proprietor, I'm a gun-for-hire for what your multimedia needs.

• UI/UX & Interaction Designer

  Delve Networks

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)

• Senior Flash Developer & Interaction Designer

  Eporia, LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  February 2007 — January 2008 (1 year)

• Senior Flex Developer

  Preventive Medicine LLC

  (Design industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Interactive Media Designer

  MediaPro, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  June 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 10 months)

• Lead Sound Designer

  Mindsurge Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

  June 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 1 month)

  Designed sound effects for fantasy MMORPG Freeworld and MMOFPS ControlMonger.

• Interactive Media Designer

  Prepress Training Solution

  (Online Media industry)

  2000 — 2005 (5 years)

• Assistant Gallery Director

  Albertson College of Idaho

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  September 1994 — June 2000 (5 years 10 months)

Brandon Ward’s Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  2001 — 2003

• Albertson College of Idaho

  1994 — 2000

• Borah High School

  1992 — 1994

• Ontario High School

  1990 — 1992

Additional Information

Brandon Ward’s Interests:

Development Lead/Director/Manager, interactive media, games, sound-design, music composition, audio, film, tv, Kung-Fu, Philippines, Tagalog, Cebuano, Illongo, Languages

Brandon Ward’s Honors:

Star Employee – Q4 2005 – MediaPro, Inc.

Best Website Audio finalist G.A.N.G. (2004)

Best 3D Gesture – IDEASfest (2004)
Best Game - IDEASfest (2003)

Meow-Mix Jingle-writing contest finalist (2002)

Outstanding Vocalist (1994-2000), Best Opera Performance (1998-1999), Best Actor (1998-1999), Jim Gabbard Scholarship (1999-2000), Outstanding Choral Student (1999-2000), Outstanding Music Student (1999-2000), Dean’s List, Cum Laude, Albertson College of Idaho

Brandon Ward’s Contact Settings

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