Brandon Varner Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

• Created an efficient communication tool to help users break the email chain.• Built with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and Bootstrap for easy spin-up and maintenance.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Refreshed my skills with SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while learning new skills in Ruby, including Ruby on Rails.• Helped classmates find solutions to coding and non-coding problems dozens of times.• Networked with multiple Fortune 500 executives and learned about the business side of software development.• Built a Rails app throughout the Software Development Life Cycle with dozens of independent testers.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Led a four-person team in publicizing the organization’s community efforts.• Started a blog that informed the public of our actions and increased site traffic by 10%.• Managed social media and email blasts to over 10,000 subscribers.

● Developed full-stack software engineer skills at Innovate BhamBootcamp● Working on growing my own skills in my free time with tech including Python and Unity● Developed sites and product prototypes for companies includingProtective Insurance

● Produced the bulk of content each week for CareerKarma.com’s revenue-leading paid content division● Operating a blog, CatsAndSynths.net, with guest writers and assorted pop-culture content● Collaborating with businesses to produce high-quality copy under tight deadlines

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

● Created a driver’s-side delivery app singlehandedly using React Native which enabled the business to earn over $50,000 in its lifetime.● Constructed an administrative website using Next.js that allowed staff to manage inventory, orders, andcustomers, increasing efficiency by 75%.● Collaborated with a team of two other developers to make crucial elements of a customer-facing app, including product displays and an advertising carousel, increasing advertising options 5x.

Birmingham, Al, Us

● Learned industry-standard tools including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, jQuery, Bootstrap, React, Node.js, TypeScript, MySQL, Git, and more● Completed a final full-stack project working on both server-side and client-side code with a team of four other programmers

● Worked in tandem with our Communications Director on projects such as press releases, general research and writing articles for the site as well as opposition research● Co-managed organizational messaging efforts, which included drafting and delivering emails to tens of thousands of subscribers through our internal system and providing light graphic design work● Managed the organization’s social media and social media advertisements, generating copy and answering questions from the public submitted via Facebook Messenger

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

• Maintained a television station’s web and social media presence as part of a small team• Produced accurate mistake-free copy under tight deadlines, especially during breaking news events• Represented the station at community events, which I covered using a mixture of photography, writing, and Facebook Live interviews for our audience of over 50,000 viewers• Built graphics and edited photos for online release each day, while reworking broadcast script elements with on-air talent for online publication

● Supervised all facets of publication production● Worked with my team to generate gripping, informative stories● Used my experience at all levels of the publication to help everyone, from writers to editors, accomplish goals in creative and efficient ways● Continued laying out pages, writing articles, and shooting photos to bring the publication to life before the deadline● Updated the website, which ran on the Joomla CMS● Created a welcoming environment in weekly staff meetings to whiteboard publications and assign articles● Shot and edited casual videos almost every week where I'd walk the viewer through the highlights of that week's paper

● Supervised section editors and assisted them with their duties● Worked with Editor-in-Chief and University stakeholders to ensure the publication was attractive and ready to go before its deadline● Helped train new writers with constructive feedback and advice● Started a video series spotlighting interesting community members to help grow the brand's reach outside of the college

● Generated story ideas and assigned articles for my section of the newspaper● Managed a small staff of writers to meet strict deadlines for publication ● Conducted interviews, wrote articles, and shot photos● Laid out pages in Adobe InDesign, and edited photos with Photoshop to prepare them for print and digital deployment

Montevallo, Alabama, Us

● Shot and edited video that conveyed the agency's mission and its impact on the community ● Helped train the employees of the Mathews Center to shoot and edit their own videos and audio

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing

English Language And Literature/Letters