Views and opinions expressed here are my own Brian Swanson is an Operations leader with a passion for process improvement and applying technology to create efficiencies. With his extensive experience leading IT, software development, marketing, HR, finance, compliance, and 20+ years of increasing leadership experience, he's comfortable in the board room, or jumping in with the team on the ground. He knows how to hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team. He is an excellent communicator that excels at bridging gaps between cross-functional teams to bring projects to completion. He has a proven track record of influencing stakeholders to execute the company strategy or toward a common goal. With his organization skills and attention to detail, along with the ability to scale out to the bigger picture, he has a bias towards action taking an iterative approach to completing projects. He is the cofounder of GiveCamp Memphis, and the Memphis Technology Foundation. Since 2011, at its annual "hackathon" event, GiveCamp Memphis has helped over 100 different nonprofits by providing over $1.5 million in free services to them. Previously, he held board seats with the Memphis .Net User Group, and LaunchMemphis, and GEEKmemphis.