
Director of SEO Technology at Search Discovery Inc.
Greater Atlanta Area

Director of SEO Technology at Search Discovery Inc.
Greater Atlanta Area
Brian E. Ussery is Director of SEO Technology at Search Discovery Inc., an Atlanta, GA based SEM agency. He is an authority on issues related to SEO for Flash, considered an expert in the search engine optimization community and recognized by Google as a Top Contributor on Google's Webmaster Help Forum. Brian's research has been featured by The New York Times, Wired, Gizmodo, ReadWriteWeb, MarketingSherpa, Macworld, The Register, PC World, PC Magazine, InformationWeek, CNET, MediaPost, Valleywag, NPR, SearchEngineWatch, Sphinn, Search Engine Land, Google Blogoscoped, SERoundtable, SEOBook.com, WebProNews and Google Operating System.
Brian is a frequent contributor at Blogoscoped.com, the "editorial board and echo chamber for all things Google" according to David Vise's national bestselling book, The Google Story. Brian is a Moderator for SearchEngineWatch.com, the oldest and most respected resource site for SEO online and in addition, he manages their LinkedIn and Facebook groups.
A lecturer and speaker on SEO for the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, Goizueta Business School at Emory University, Search Engine Strategies Conference and eMarketing Association Executive Conference, Brian has consistently combined his entrepreneurial spirit with his passion for SEO.
Away from work, Brian retains his status as a University of Georgia Official Fine Artist. He is authorized by Nike and the Collegiate Licensing Company, a consortium which consists of more than 200 colleges and universities, bowl games, conferences, The NCAA, Final Four, College World Series and Heisman Trophy Award.
SEM, SEO, PPC, XHTML, HTML, XML, RSS, SSL, JavaScript, CSS, ASP, PHP, HTTP, IP, WAP, W3C Validation, meta, social networking, UX, GUI, branding, Office, Vista, OSX, analytics, Omniture, HBX, WebSideStory, Coremetrics, Urchin, Word Tracker, Google Analytics, Gadgets, gdata, API, PageRank, Earth, Blogging, ecommerce, shopping carts, Quicktime, crawl systems, sever architecture, podcast, audio, video, Flash, SWFObject, SWFAddress, sIFR, Adobe tools, Trademark, Copyright
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Brian is a Google Developer and Google Webmaster Help Forum Top Contributor / Bionic Poster , SearchEngineWatch.com Moderator, writer for Blogoscoped.com and authority on issues related to Flash/SEO. Brian is administrator for Search Engine Strategies and SearchEngineWatch.com groups on Facebook.com and Linkedin.com.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
Admin for the SearchEngineWatch.com Fourms Group on Linkedin.com
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)
Fine artist, photographer and Officially Licensed Collegiate Product Manufacturer authorized by Nike and Officially Licensed by the Collegiate Licensing Company Consortium which consists of more than 200 colleges and universities, bowl games, conferences, the NCAA, Final Four, College World Series and Heisman Trophy Award.
Clients include: Nike, Nike Team Sports, the University of Georgia, Georgia Bulldogs, the Collegiate Licensing Company & UGA Red Zone.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 7 months)
Responsible for solving high-end technical issues related to natural search engine optimization, encompassing web design, site architecture, new media, web analytics, Flash and online branding.
Clients include: One Laptop per Child, Unilever, The Dannon Company, L'Oreal, IMAX, Home Depot, AutoTrader & ClubMed
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
October 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 2 months)
1997 — 2001
UGA Official Fine Artist
SEO, SEM, Art & Design, New Technology, New Media, Online Video, Photography, Illustration, UGA, NCAA Sports, Georgia Bulldogs Football
Search Engine Watch, SEMPO, SEMPO Canada Founding Member, The Web Analytics Association, Google Developer, Yahoo Developer, YouTube Developer, Apple Developer, Microsoft Software Advisor, University of Georgia, Staffing, Omniture, Sphinn, AIMA, SES, SES NY
- Google Webmaster Help Forum Top Contributor / Bionic Poster
- SearchEngineWatch.com Moderator for "Other Google Issues".
- Authorized by Nike / Nike Team Sports
- Artist, Photographer and Manufacturer Officially Licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company Consortium which consists of more than 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The Heisman Trophy, and the NCAA (including the Men's and Women's Final Four, the College World Series, and all NCAA Championships).