Michael Brandt Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

Humans are the next platform

San Francisco, CA, US

• Create and drive the curriculum for graduate-level advertising strategy classes reaching 25 students.
• Deliver lessons, including multimedia presentations, guest speakers, and informed group critique.

• Create videos, photographs, and advertising strategies to help brands start the conversation with customers. Specific focus on high-velocity startups.
• Design and optimize online advertising campaigns that target the right users at the right time, and track measurable results.
• Worked on assignments with over a dozen premium brands across industries from solar to legal to high-end consumer goods.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Responsible for user interface and functionality of the YouTube video player, both on youtube.com and embedded on 3rd party sites.
• Coordinate product news internally and externally.
• Collect information on user behavior and needs from A/B testing, user experience research, and forum feedback.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Teach Googler-to-Googler design classes covering needfinding, ideation, and prototyping. Classes are comprised of 20-30 professionals interested in honing their design framework.
• Consult with specific teams within Google to develop custom design workshops based on the team's specific needs, products/services, and end-users.
• Constantly improve the design curriculum based on session feedback and my own learnings as a Google Product Manager.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Enterprise Privacy Lead
• Design and build products to meet the privacy needs of customers who pay Google for gmail, chat, docs, etc.

Stanford, CA, US

• Taught Stanford’s introductory computer science course (CS 106) in a small group setting.
• Evaluated, tested, debugged, and graded students’ work to provide comprehensive feedback.
• Tutored students individually on coding practices, style and methodology.

Seattle, WA, US

• Redfin is a technology startup that offers homebuyers unprecedented access to real estate information.
• Designed features for collecting user-generated content from millions of visitors per month.
• Conducted extensive market research of users and competitors, both in-person and online.
• Defined and drove the product vision, design, and feature set of several new products.

Stanford, CA, US

• Taught a quarterly Stanford course to 30 students on strategies for effective public speaking.
• Developed the curriculum by improving lectures, modifying handouts, and creating workshops.
• Evaluated student speeches, provided detailed oral and written feedback, and held weekly tutorials.

• Advised a team of 4-8 instructors, organized 20-30 students, recruited and trained new hires, and coordinated with parents and school administrators.
• Developed business strategy for a company of 80 employees which reaches over 300 students.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Developed methodology for reporting on over 300 enterprise contracts up for renewal.
• Enhanced departmental efficiency by producing videos and documentation for a major internal system overhaul affecting more than 300 active users.
• Gained exposure to the practices of one of Silicon Valley’s most innovative companies.

• Provide computer support for a 120-person dormitory and manage a network of 250 IP addresses.
• Explain technical topics including network connectivity, file sharing and data loss prevention.
• Communicate with users to pinpoint problems and troubleshoot solutions.
• Contribute solutions to an online campus-wide newsgroup of computer consultants.

• Taught math twice weekly to groups of 4-6 students and gave parents feedback for every session.
• Generated individualized lesson plans to engage each child. Built competence and confidence.