Brian Schuster Email & Phone Number

Cary, Nc, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

In my role as Co-Founder at Lucid Consulting, I spearheaded the development of marketing strategies to help founders of technical products achieve clarity in their messaging. By working closely with clients, we were able to build a robust marketing engine that led to increased deal closures and successful investments.

Founded a Web2 -> Web3 technical bootcamp for senior developers.Bootcamp program for devMint helped create Base Bootcamp through Coinbase.

Metaverse, Us

As the Head of Growth at 0xMacro, an early-stage Web3 security and education company, I am responsible for driving our impact on the industry through education-based marketing initiatives. In this role, I lead the organization in developing and executing strategies to expand our reach and acquire new customers.My key responsibilities include identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, developing and implementing marketing campaigns, and analyzing data to inform decision-making. Additionally, I work closely with our products and services to ensure that our offerings are aligned with the needs and preferences of our target audience.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

We are building the best enterprise-grade hybrid cloud infrastructure for IBM CIO. Using our understanding of Agile Practices and DevOps Principles, our team of SREs, DBAs, and Technical Support Staff are supporting over 150 developers in building highly reliable hybrid cloud applications. Our team does this by transforming the application team's current technology infrastructure to the latest cloud standards, implementing best practices in security and compliance standards, building tools to support the enterprise environment, and rapidly identifying and closing incidents. I support the team through strategy planning, hiring, external team communications, and career guidance.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Working as part of the CIO, I helped manage the infrastructure, security, and administration of the Quote to Cash Sales pipeline, responsible for $17 Billion in cash flow per quarter.As Operational Excellence Lead, I work to improve the operations of our team to better serve our 300+ internal developers and stakeholders. This includes:- Creating a strategy framework for our team and running the strategy sessions for our tribe- Improving our Agile Processes and Implementing Improvement Changes- Defining current and future roles in our team and matching our current talent resources to those stretch roles- Review our Administrative and Support processes through metric collection and implement operational improvements to cover identified weaknesses- Mentor team members in our business focus areas, including Iteration Management, Business Analysis and Program ManagementAs a DevOps Engineer, I build and support our Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure on IBM Cloud. As a DevOps Engineer, I work to:- Build Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure on OpenShift- Build CI/CD Pipelines for our application team's development processes- Build software tools to automate common administrative tasks in Python- Consult on Ideal development practices including Version Control Strategies, Testing Frameworks, and Security Reviews- Manage large-scale migration projects to upgrade software to become Cloud Native

Advisor on the Blockchain EC-Council Advisory Board.https://www.iibcouncil.org/advisory-board.html

Research and Development

Personal content brand and research into the cryptocurrency industry.

A Venture Capital outfit focused on leveraging commercial opportunities based on a network of high-caliber talent, financial resources, and strategic technical partners based out of the United States and Middle East North Africa. Ark Capital operates a lean opportunistic long-term investment approach that concentrates its efforts on pre-determined definitive goals and/or results. Our engagements and investments are self-determined with a primary focus on our internal ability to identify market needs, organize effective management teams/consultants, and capitalize on strategic relationships/events in a manner to attain meaningful results and capital returns. Historically, Ark Capital has focused efforts on three primary areas:Developing and executing investment strategies for key strategic investment firms and high-net-worth individualsSupporting Private Equity firms and related funds acting as General Partners with greenfield opportunities and/or with specific Special Purpose VehiclesIdentifying, investing, and executing traditional strategic venture capital-sponsored commercial concerns

• Designed and implemented a serverless data platform for A+E Networks. Managed a team of developers and business analysts to define requirements, develop a solution, and automate the deployment process. Built data utilizing API Gateway, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and AngularJS.• Identified a single procedure that caused the production server to halt for 35 hours every week, causing major backlogs in SSRS and SalesForce replication. Through optimization of queries and business analysis, we were able to create a new procedure and eliminate this process. This saved the organization over 1,000 of key production server time every year.• Working with the sales organization, I worked to develop a solution to identify high-value leads within the client’s platform. By creating a lean custom analytics process, I was able to deliver a report that identified $5,000,000 in lost revenue. This report is currently being used by my client’s sales team to re-capture this revenue.• After migrating to a new platform, my team and I were responsible for merging reporting needs from the Legacy system to the new platform. Over several months of dedicated work, our team became the experts on reporting between these two systems. This reporting touched every part of the organization, including reporting to the SEC.• Worked with clients during the Sales process to understand their needs from the beginning and craft a solution that worked for their organization.

Indianapolis, In, Us

- Design Custom Reporting Solutions for Laboratory and Hospitals in the United States and Europe- Consult on Reporting Best Practices with C-Level Executives- Prototype New Software Solutions for Internal Use

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Developed the structure and maintained the data of our analytic database- Designed business intelligence reporting using Tableau Software and Python- Deployed commonly used reports onto Tableau Server for use by the management team- Created Predictive Reports using Decision Tree Classifiers in iPython

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Built and Managed the Pre-Engieering Department to improve loss control operations.- Implemented metrics to track the department’s effect on the organization.- Initiated software projects to correct operational issues throughout the organization.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Created sales opportunities by calling key prospects in government agencies.- Helped clients save 25% on their enforce equipment maintenance contracts.

- Developed a marketing and distribution plan to move client to a new geographic area.- Researched pricing, distribution and marketing strategies of key competitors in the industry.

- Led team of BSBAs to research an emerging market for a new technology market.- Communicated and established project goals with the CEO of IsiQiri.- Redesigned and wrote a new business plan for the technology start-up, leading the company to win 2nd place in a business plan competition.

- Researched and designed methods to find client and candidate information- Created my own goals and schedule to complete my assigned projects- Developed and wrote job postings in conjunction with qualifying passive candidates I discovered through research

- Aided in the creation of a white paper that will be presented to the FDA in Beijing in Spring of2009- Researched and organized information on the China milk scandal- Researched and summarized China's National Hygiene Laws from 1985 to 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Quantified the marketing potential for The Remi Group's industry at $65 billion, an accomplishment that has never been attempted successfully in this industry.- Fostered relationship with key executives in order to identify future company strategies and goals.- Managed a team of employees that researched and implemented strategies for project goals.

- Tutored over 50 middle school aged children twice a week

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Analyzed poorly performing accounts and controlled losses, saving the company an estimated$1,000,000 in revenue.- Overhauled the underwriting department by developing companywide procedures and introducing best practices to the current system.- Directed work team of five employees and developed more effective methods of informing clients of denied claims.- Structured implementation of a challenging new account by coordinating efforts of multiple departments.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Founded the first marketing department of The Remi Group- Directed multiple mass marketing projects and quantified the results for management- Created marketing materials for prospective clients- Evaluated and revitalized marketing operations

High School Diploma

Executive Education

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General