Jim Brazell is an orator focusing on 21st century science, technology and society. Since 2004, Jim has addressed many organizations and conferences including the California Community College Economic and Workforce Development Program, The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, Texas Industry Cluster Initiative, the US Army Morale Welfare and Recreation Conference, the National Security Agency, the National School Boards Association, the Texas Economic Development Council, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Norwegian Digital Learning Landscapes Conference, the World Congress on Information Technology and the Chautauqua Institute.

Currently, Jim serves as a consulting analyst to the Texas State Technical College System (TSTC) and the University of Texas at Austin (UTA). At TSTC, Jim is responsible for developing a strategy to expand K-12 Career and Technology Education through partnerships with higher education, workforce and industry. At UTA, Jim provides analysis and strategy in support of research projects with the IC2 Institute (IC2) and the Digital Media Collaboratory (DMC).

Jim leads and provides support to economic development and workforce education projects at IC2 including the Digital Convergence Initiative and two reports on emerging technologies and their implications for Texas community and technical colleges. At the DMC, Jim creates teams for industry and defense research projects and specializes in serious games—the application of video games to domains other than entertainment.

Jim received a bachelor of science in sociology, Summa Cum Laude, at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, in 1995. While at Bradley, Jim was a George Gilder Fellow in High Technology and Public Policy and a Principal Investigator of the Interlabs Research Institute and the Social Informatics Minor. Jim earned national rankings for the Bradley Speech Team, including awards as a national champion in the American Forensics League and a top-ten overall speaker in the National Forensics League.

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Publications:
Mechatronics: A Technology Forecast
M2M: The Wireless Revolution
Gaming, A Technology Forecast
Combined Heat and Power
Crime Scene Technologist
Digital Converegence Initiative

jim@ventureramp.com
210-381-2835

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