hi, i’m brett

I like solving problems, big and small. More importantly, I like finding the most elegant, creative and effective solution to a problem (perhaps this is why Design Thinking resonates with me). I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember, even as a kid working with my dad’s tools. Nowadays I use my math, engineering and software background as tools to solve problems. I have used these tools in different roles, from sales engineering, system engineering, operations, software and architect roles. There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction you get when your team solves a complex problem elegantly. This is what I like, and this is what I believe I do well.

a brief history…

• graduated with a bachelors degree in mathematics and electrical engineering
• moved to the chicago area for my first job with motorola as a system engineer in wireless industry
• taught myself c programming in order to write tools
• took classes at northwestern (ee) and university of chicago (business)
• moved to the seattle area for a job relocation
• taught myself tcl/tk for writing scripting tools with a gui
• taught myself about rdbms (postgresql)
• taught myself html/css/javascript(basic) in order to write a web based reporting tool
• interested in fitness and nutrition
• finished nanodegree through udacity for frontend web developer
• I have held various roles as system/network engineer, sales engineer, technical pm, architect, programmer
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