Brandon Ward

Current

• Senior Software Engineer at TriGeo Network Security

Past

• Owner, Consultant, RIA Design & Development at Nonlinear Media, LLC
• Senior Flex Designer & Developer at Brainbox
• UI/UX & Interaction Designer at Delve Networks

• Senior Flex Developer at Preventive Medicine LLC
• Senior Flash Developer & Interaction Designer at Eporia, 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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Connections

126 connections

Industry

Design

Brandon Ward’s Summary

Talented Flex & 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 Flex/Flash 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.

“In every job I’ve taken, I've transformed the role into much more than it was originally intended and found multiple ways to utilize my unique blend of skills to augment the team in ways no one had thought of before. This has made me an invaluable resource of every team I've worked with and is probably my #1 claim to fame.”

Brandon Ward’s Specialties:

Flex, Flash, UX, UI, IxD, ActionScript 3 & MXML, 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 Software Engineer

  TriGeo Network Security

  (Privately Held; Computer & Network Security industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Owner, Consultant, RIA Design & Development

  Nonlinear Media, LLC

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2005 — September 2009 (4 years 9 months)

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

• Senior Flex Designer & Developer

  Brainbox

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2008 — August 2009 (10 months)

• UI/UX & Interaction Designer

  Delve Networks

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)

• Senior Flex Developer

  Preventive Medicine LLC

  (Design industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Senior Flash Developer & Interaction Designer

  Eporia, LLC

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

  February 2007 — January 2008 (1 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:

Corporate:
Star Employee – Q4 2005 – MediaPro, Inc.

Summit:
Silver Award 2007, Security Directions 101: Awareness
Bronze Award 2007, Schering-Plough Corporation, Privacy for Sales & Marketing
Silver Award 2006, Boeing, Privacy Directions Employee Awareness Training
Bronze Award 2006, Microsoft, Geopolitical Strategy

STC:
Distinguished 2006, Microsoft, Geopolitical Strategy
Distinguished 2006, Microsoft, Global Diversity and Inclusion
Distinguished 2006, Microsoft, Using the Career Model
Distinguished 2006, Schering-Plough, Privacy Awareness
Distinguished 2006, Boeing, Privacy Directions Awareness

G.A.N.G.:
Best Website Audio finalist 2004

IDEASfest:
Best 3D Gesture 2004
Best Game 2003

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

Brandon Ward’s Contact Settings

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