Brandon has a diverse field of experience, coming to 38 Studios from The Engineering Institute, where he implemented a process to provide courtroom materials for all cases and trials, including one that resulted in one of the largest product liability judgments in history, and maintained all aspects of IT pertaining to a sister company’s completion of a military vehicle project. Prior to that, Brandon worked in academia, serving as Applications Programmer for the University of Arkansas’ Computing Services. Brandon also has experience in mass transportation, serving as a QC technician/QA manager for Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport during the 5th longest runway expansion project in the US since 1975.

Brandon has 25 years of gaming experience, having programmed his first BASIC game on his TI-99 in the early 80s. This early fascination with games was instrumental in his pursuit and completion of his BS in computer systems engineering. From his beta testing of Meridian 59, sometimes credited as the world’s first graphical MMO, to today’s current and future MMO titles, Brandon continues to explore all aspects of the gaming world.