Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I got started in Search Engine Marketing/Optimization at about 18 years old while just starting college. Since then, my SEO career has taken over most of my time and has also been the reason I am still just slowly getting through my undergrad.

Over the last year and a half or so, I discovered that I have a bit of a knack for the technical side of things. That was really jump-started in the last 6 months when I had to learn the BASH command-line syntax after just installing Ubuntu on a personal laptop. Call me a geek, but I fell in love at that moment.

So since then, it has been all about moving my career down the developer path. I plan to stick with the web, as that is where the vast majority of my work experience (and enjoyment) lies. I love the Interwebs. With that said, being a SEO-oriented PHP developer is where I feel that my skills can most aptly be applied.

Work History

• Netconcepts
• Product Manager
• May 2008 to Present

• Drive performance of the programs I manage using the proprietary proxy-based Search Engine Optimization product called GravityStream.

• AmericanEagle.com
• Search Engine Marketing Team Lead
• Febuary 2006 to May 2008

• Manage Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization campaigns with the Search Engine Marketing team. Train internal resources on SEO best practices. Collaborate with core platform developers to make sites more search engine friendly out of the box.

Education

• MATC - Madison
• Liberal Arts Transfer Program
• 2009 -

• Currently taking classes with and intend on transferring to UW Madison for Computer Science.

• O'Reilly School of Technology
• PHP/SQL Programming Certification
• 2009 -

• Currently enrolled. Next step is the Zend PHP 5 Certification.