Brian Spears possesses expertise in automation, testing, software engineering, data acquisition, integration and 49 more skills. He is proficient in Tagalog and Spanish. Colleagues describe him as "I first worked as a manager where Brian was one of my team leads at National Instruments in Austin, TX. Brian was always approachable and easy to talk to. He connected well with his team members. He found fun in his job and helped others to have fun and find success. Brian was driven to find personal success while also not taking himself too seriously. I enjoyed working with him and others enjoyed him as well. A few years later, I reconnected with Brian as he and a partner had formed a software training & consulting company. I was impressed by his vision and hard work. He had found a need and launched a company to fill that need. I took on subcontracting work that his company found through training leads and a strong on-line presence. Brian’s creative thinking, and leadership led to a successful business venture. Brian is forever curious and loves to learn, strategize, and find new and different ways to tackle problems while adding his own personal flare to the solutions. I highly recommend Brian and would enjoy working with him again." and "I worked with Brian on several projects while he was the owner of Sixclear. He probably doesn't know this, but I learned a lot about running a services company from watching him and taking notes. I picked up tips on marketing and sales, lead generation, contract negotiation, recruiting and retaining a team, outsourcing administrative work...many of the skills I used in running my own firm later on. I loved working under Brian as a project engineer. He was great at managing the relationship to the client and making sure I had everything needed to get my work done. When a technical or logistical hurdle arose, he would step into my domain to work with me in researching and solving it. (I was always impressed by his ability to quickly learn new topics to help me with a project.) In difficult situations like negotiating a contract, planning deadlines around busy schedules, or restructuring a team or project to meet my needs, he would always take charge and lend personal effort to find a win-win outcome. I later formed a lead-sharing partnership with Sixclear. Brian is an unfailingly honest businessman. Whether working on their projects or using his team to staff ours, I never had an issue with reporting or payment. He knows what he needs from an agreement and communicates clearly. He also sticks to an agreement without oversight and starts a discussion if the terms need to change to meet his needs."