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Bryan Northey
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  • Whitewater, WI
  • United States
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That would be amazing. However, we have only a few weeks left of the semester. What if an event was held on a State level. It could be hosted in Madison and all graduates that are unemployed would be welcome. It would also give employers the…
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for sure man. Jordon showed me the site today in PR class. It was quite awesome so i decided to join in
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I do not use social bookmarking because I personally do not prefer it. I have customers use word of mouth and I also program websites to standards, something Google likes. I know the newest trend is social bookmarks, but I would rather get people to…
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I also own a web development company, Breakpoint Designs. I work with various companies including non-profit and city organizations to provide them with a well developed website tailored to their needs.
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What's With the Economy?

Being an entrepreneur I love to find different ventures to expand my business. However, being that my company is quite small and primarily managed by me, I can't make a living on it. I am graduating college and getting married in the next two months with no job or prospect. I can't afford to pay for more than two months of living outside of college and I have everyone nagging me to find a job.What if part of it is the fact I don't know what to do. Everyone continually wants to tell me what to…See More
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Nice to see you on here too.
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What is your company's name?
Breakpoint Designs
What is your company's website?
http://breakpointdesigns.com/
What industry is your company associated with?
Information Technology

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WORK EXPERIENCE

2005 to Present University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ResNet, Web Designer
• Program residence hall and student organizations websites for the University
• Update content and interface for University website to improve functionality
• Repair hardware, software, and internet connections for students living on campus

2006 to Present Breakpoint Designs, Founder & Owner
• Manage a website development company with several simultaneous clients
• Hire and work with local and international freelance designers
• Maintain relationships with former clients and continue providing website support
• View portfolio at http://breakpointdesigns.com/

2007 to Present Applied PhD. Research, Web Designer
• Work for a professor-owned marketing research company
• Meet with clients to outline a proposal to create a personalized website
• Program and implement client websites

2009 Genesis Imaging LLC, Support Staff
• Sole provider of phone support for customized software
• Worked directly with the software manufacturer to resolve client problems

2008 GE Healthcare, Summer Intern
• Implemented an operational process used by customers worldwide
• Worked with various departments and unified the information

SCHOOL PROJECTS

Spring 2009 Systems Analysis & Design II – Project for the City of Whitewater
• Created a custom database-driven web portal using AJAX, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP & XHTML
• Worked directly with a team of four other cooperating students, three representatives from the city of Whitewater and my professor
• Presented and designed the entire system including business documents, use cases, estimations of space requirements over time and database schemas
• Delivered the project with a business proposal & instruction guide to the City of Whitewater in one semester

Spring 2008 Concepts of Data Structure – Java Elevator Project
• Worked the entire semester on completing a project written in Java
• Used Greenfoot to bring visual display to the project
• Created a program simulating an elevator taking random amounts of people and taking them to different floors in a building
• The program ran until all of the people were out of the building, at which point it stopped on the bottom floor

2005 to 2009 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ResNet – Residence Life Portal
• Worked with a customized web portal used by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s staff including hall directors, resident assistants and various other staff members across the campus
• Developed modifications to existing applications within the web application portal
• Created new applications within the web portal to be used by staff

LANGUAGES LEARNED

Database Languages MySQL

Other Languages Assembly, Basic, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C#

Web Languages AJAX, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, JSF, JSP, PHP, XHTML

EDUCATION

MAY 2009 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Bachelors of Business Administration
Management Computer Systems Major, 3.88/4.00 GPA

HONORS AND INVOLVEMENT

Inducted 2003 Eagle Scout
2005 to present University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean’s List
2007 to present Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (Vice-President 2008, President 2009)
Inducted 2007 Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society
Inducted 2007 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2006 Nursing Home Visitation Project Volunteer

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What's With the Economy?

Being an entrepreneur I love to find different ventures to expand my business. However, being that my company is quite small and primarily managed by me, I can't make a living on it. I am graduating college and getting married in the next two months with no job or prospect. I can't afford to pay for more than two months of living outside of college and I have everyone nagging me to find a job.



What if part of it is the fact I don't know what to do. Everyone continually wants to tell… Continue

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At 5:10pm on April 23, 2009, Brandon PesikBrandon Pesik said…
for sure man. Jordon showed me the site today in PR class. It was quite awesome so i decided to join in
 
 
 

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