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I wonder where all of my hair has gone…
Brandon E.B. Ward
Brandon keeps humans happy by managing complexity for them. He seeks executive design leadership opportunities where the people using the product are at the heart of the business.
Brandon has spent 19 years designing experiences, leading, speaking, teaching, writing, directing; creating and developing unique, award-winning, and usable software, mobile apps, websites, and AR/VR experiences.
He holds a master’s degree in Interactive Media Design and 3 Bachelor degrees in Music and Theatre.
Brandon’s hobbies include attending industry events and meetups, singing, acting, restoring classic cars, and training traditional Kung Fu.
I shaved my head to make Brandon feel better.
John Coomer
John seeks to improve the things we build and the way we teach. This is driven by his passion to understand people and things, and the way they interact.
As a UX researcher and front-end developer, he seeks opportunities where he can apply his skills and knowledge as well as continue to grow. During his year of experience he has learned to moderate and report on usability studies, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SCSS, and has already begun picking up Drupal, Wordpress, and React.
John has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, a certificate in JavaScript, and a 3rd degree black sash in traditional Kung Fu.
His hobbies include mission work for his church, philosophy, video games, and training and teaching traditional Kung Fu.