Author, businessman, mentor, speaker, teacher... husband, father and Christian.

A Little Bit About Brent

People naturally want to know the background and experience of someone they are interested in, either professionally or personnally. The following is a summary of mine. It is not meant to boast but only to give you confidence in my qualifications and experience.

Personal

  • Married to the most wonderful woman on the planet
  • Six children - two are adopted from Guatemala
  • A Christian for 30+ years
  • Have a Christian ministry online; write a daily email that goes out to several thousands of readers
  • On Christian radio with audio clips of teaching
  • Have taught, spoke, preached and trained for over 20 years
  • Have counseled, mentored and advised about business, relationships and spiritually for many years
  • Enjoy tennis, art, music, camping and family activities

Business Experience & Background

  • Over 20 years in commercial/graphic design; electronic and print
  • Over 10 years in IT, networking & web development
  • Nationally published graphic design author
  • Published author; up to 60,000 online subscribers-readers
  • Current employment – Director of Marketing and Internet Initiatives 
  • Director of IT and Technologies – Directional Media Solutions
  • Vice President of Production and Technology; helped originate – High School Sports The Magazine
  • Director of Operations – PGS, Inc in Tulsa, OK
  • TulsaEpages, LLC- VP of Operations and Technology
  • Noria Corporation - Technology Director; Website & Information Systems
  • Surgical Instrument Service – Dir. Of Marketing & Technology
  • Senior Graphics Instructor & Senior Technical Instructor - New Horizons Computer Learning Center
  • CEO - DesignR Professional Services
  • Graphic Design & Information Presentation - Lockheed Corp./Space Shuttle Program (29 Launches)
  • Art Director - McCleod & Assoc.
  • US Army Drill Sgt, Veteran (Gulf War)
  • Kenpo – 1st Deg. Black Belt

Experience & Skillset

  • 20+ years of management/leadership experience with the typical responsibilities related to training, administration, personnel, staffing & business systems ranging from trainer, Drill Sgt, directorships, vice president and executive positions.
  • Graphic Design & Photography - Commercial art, graphic design and creative development have been the staple of my professional career. You can find my portfolio online at: www.brentriggs.com My experience covers the entire spectrum of design needs for a business: print, electronic and promotional. Highlights:
    • Senior Graphics Instructor - Trainer
    • Adobe Certified Expert & Trainer - Adobe Products
    • Nationally published graphics author/trainer – Corel Products
    • Experienced print & internet photographer
    • Technical Illustrator

A few of my clients: Tampa International Airport, City of Claremore, Eastland Baptist Church, U.S. Space Shuttle Program, Corel Magazine, Schlumberger, Maxwell Industrial Design, Ringe Media Corp, Richard Petty Election Campaign, U.S. Army, American Airlines, Sabre, TORO, Surgical Instrument Service, O.Z. Gettney, Tulsa University, University of Oklahoma, Bill Sczymscyk-Producer of the Eagles Grammy Records, Orca Inc., Noria Corporation, Diagnetics Inc, Spectrum Paint Company, Heartland College, Bacone College, Proven Solutions, Pepper's Grill, Finn's, GTR News, Fluitec, Braden Filters, PGS, Cantrell Communications, PanOak, Lexus, Chevrolet, Tulsa Bible Church, Dr. John Barnett, DRB Industries and Clear Channel Radio

  • Certified Internet Web Developer
    • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, #453559
    • MCT/MCP + Internet
    • Network+ Professional Certification
    • Programming skills: Active Server Pages, SQL, VBScript, ADO
    • DreamWeaver, SQL Enterprise, IIS
    • Specializing in database driven, content-management systems, interactive web application sites built on an IIS, ASP, VBscript, Javascript, SQL foundation
  • Extensive experience with marketing, SEO & SEM
  • Information Technology:
    • Certified Senior Applications Instructor/Trainer
    • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, #453559
    • Microsoft Certified Training Professional – Systems & Internet
    • Network+ Hardware Professional Certification
    • SQL Server Database Administrator and Programmer
    • Exchange Server Administrator
    • Novell Certified Network Administrator
    • Senior Technical Instructor
    • Quickbooks – Expert user, over 15 yrs experience
    • Inventory systems – implementation, support & training

Administration

  • General bookkeeping and accounting knowledge; expert level user of Quickbooks and have implemented/used several Inventory software products.
  • Government reporting, filing and regulation requirements, payroll and general HR experience.
  • Conducted, managed and implemented ISO9001 certification program