Brandon Richards

Current

• Owner at Brand Rich Media

Past

• Sr. Web Developer at Church Media Group, Inc.
• Web Designer - Frontend Architect at WHCC, Inc.
• Sr. Interactive Specialist at ntara, inc.

• Owner / Freelance Developer at Landslide Media (Self-employed)
• Web Designer at Kingsport Publishing Corporation
• Web Designer at The Wire Company

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• Brand Rich Media
• Twitter

Brandon Richards’s Summary

I provide creative and innovative technical solutions that help you to better communicate your passion, vision and message over the Internet.

I have over 11 years experience in graphic design, web development, and social media. I've had the privilege to partner with several international non-profits, Fortune 500 corporations, award winning recording artists, and businesses.

Brandon Richards’s Specialties:

Project Planning and Management
Client-side Web Development
Branding and Identity
Graphic Design
Web Interface Design
Usability
XHTML
CSS
jQuery
PHP
MySQL
Wordpress
Expression Engine
Joomla!
SEO - search engine optimization

Brandon Richards’s Experience

• Owner

  Brand Rich Media

  (Internet industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years)

  Creative and Technical Solutions for the web.

• Sr. Web Developer

  Church Media Group, Inc.

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2008 — December 2008 (9 months)

  Designed and implemented web projects for several ministries and international organizations both large and small.

• Web Designer - Frontend Architect

  WHCC, Inc.

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  September 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 7 months)

• Sr. Interactive Specialist

  ntara, inc.

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

  July 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 3 months)

  Managed in excess of 12 successful web projects in 2005/2006 for high profile clients.
  
  Generated web project quotes and responses to RFP’s for web projects in excess of $40,000.
  
  Successfully managed and consistently delivered, brochure, ecommerce, and redesign web projects with short timelines and tight budgets.
  
  Created and successfully implemented internal processes for web and application development reducing development time by 25%.
  
  Established and developed domestic and international outsourcing partnerships with companies that include Evoknow and Icubed.
  
  Managed conversion from account based web hosting to co-located, dedicated web hosting, which turned hosting from a break even to a profitable, reoccurring revenue stream.
  
  Pioneered adoption of new technologies increasing efficiency and maximizing ROI.

• Owner / Freelance Developer

  Landslide Media (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  February 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 6 months)

  Created high profile interactive websites for clients such as Rugged Records , GMA recording artist Disciple, and Gretchen.
  
  Managed business accounting including AP, AR and collection calls.
  
  Sold support contracts and other web services.
  
  Provided technical support and site maintenance.

• Web Designer

  Kingsport Publishing Corporation

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  September 2002 — February 2003 (6 months)

  Planned, created, and executed region’s top news portal with a short timeline and under budget.
  Successfully managed, brochure and redesign projects to completion.
  Won the 2004 Tennessee Press Association’s ‘Best Web Portal’ for www.gotricities.com
  Won the 2004 Tennessee Press Association’s ‘Best Online Advertisement’ for gotricities.com and Dr. Enuf.

• Web Designer

  The Wire Company

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  June 1999 — April 2002 (2 years 11 months)

  Customer Service
  Technical Support
  Design

Additional Information

Brandon Richards’s Websites:

• Brand Rich Media
• Twitter

Brandon Richards’s Interests:

leadership, business, family, new technology, css, archery, marksmanship, xhtml, hunting, God, prophecy

Brandon Richards’s Honors:

2004 Tennessee Press Association’s ‘Best Web Portal’ for www.gotricities.com
2004 Tennessee Press Association’s ‘Best Online Advertisement’ for gotricities.com and Dr. Enuf.

Brandon Richards’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch