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Design / Develop / Learn / Analyze


BRIAN REMBRANDT / New Mexico

303-881-2974

Website:  lyrnd.com

SUMMARY

Award winning Learning Technologist / Designer / Developer with 30+ years experience in print & interactive design successfully completing over 500 projects for many happy clients!  Expert in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Captivate, Final Cut Pro, Video Production, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Could Platform, Content Management Systems, Learning Management Systems, HTML/ CSS and more. Exceptional creative, planning and analytical skills.

 

Soft skills: industry pioneer, creative, active listener, ability to translate complex deliverables into elegant, critically acclaimed solutions.  Highly skilled in creative and analytical processes.

 

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE

• Consulting / Instructional Design / Art Direction 

I enjoy leading and participating with teams designing learning interactions and assessment systems for higher education, corporations and government.  I manage large projects through targeted deliverables.  I have mastered responsive design techniques to deliver learning interactions on mobile devices, tablets and desktops.  I specialize in creating web based learning experiences generated in Adobe Captivate with HTML5, CSS and Javascript tied to Google Analytics. 

 

Selected Clients:

Alaska Court Improvement Program

Colorado Division of Child Welfare and Office of Behavioral Health

Michigan Supreme Court

North Carolina Juvenile Court Improvement Program

Alaska Court Improvement Program

California Court Improvement Program

Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs

Fidelity Investments

American Bar Association / National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (Center for Courts)

E-learning Mind for:  Tesla, Facebook, Google

Genius Productions for: Tulane University, American University

4What for: T-mobile, 

Oracle

The NYSE

Hewlett Packard 

Ernst & Young

 

ADVERTISING AGENCY / ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Art Director

In a large advertising agency setting I worked to market global brands with creative teams and brand managers to design consumer facing retail displays, marketing collateral, branding guidelines and storyboards for animation for the US and Latin Markets. In entertainment I have worked in the art departments for the music industry, television and film.

 

Selected Clients:

Miller / Coors

Gillette

PepsiCo Brands

Johnson & Johnson

Coca Cola

Liz Claiborne, Ray Ban, Suncloud, I Ski, Black Diamond

Home Depot

Paramount Pictures

Sony Music, VH1, MTV, Warner Records, Starz

 

 

 

 

TEACHING & ONLINE STUDENT ASSESSMENT

• Faculty - The Institute of American Indian Arts

In a tribal college setting I taught graphic design and web development for 5 years in a state-of-the-art classroom while incorporating traditional Native American culture in a new art form. I developed the curriculum for 2 majors, handled assessment and guidance for students.  I designed, developed, implemented and trained faculty and students on a custom e-learning solution that facilitated distribution of course material, a private social network and student learning assessment.  

Taught and developed web design and graphic design curriculum

Created a university on-line learning system with a social network and assessment system

 

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

• Designer / Developer

 I created and implemented public engagement on-line tools and website to assess voter and consumer priorities. Results of both State projects were used in legislative sessions to prioritize tax policy and budget priorities.

          Governor Bill Richardson - New Mexico

Governor John Hickenlooper - Colorado

 

EDUCATION 

• Bachelor of Arts, Theater / Lighting Design, California State University, Northridge

 

AWARDS & ARTICLES

Received 5 Addy awards for print and interactive design. Positive reviews in the following publications:  Advertising Age, Business Week, The Santa Fe Reporter, The Boulder Camera