With over 30 year's experience, Brownell brings a unique blend of technology, market, and business expertise to companies and organizations of all sizes.   He has had roles in general management, engineering, and marketing at public and private companies.  He has helped create and sell small, privately funded companies.

Brownell's four years as partner with a venture capital firm have increased his understanding of how to structure private companies for predictable growth and maximum return on investment.

In recent years Browell has returned to his programming roots, using Ruby on Rails to build two applications.

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Brownell has served in many capacities within large and small companies:

  • Software Developer
  • CEO
  • COO
  • Managing Director
  • General Manager
  • VP Operations
  • VP Engineering
  • VP Marketing

Brownell is experienced in a broad range of technologies, which specifically include:

  • Ruby and Rails software application development
  • Web-based software applications, AJAX, Web 2.0 techniques
  • Unstructured information and the Semantic Web
  • E-Commerce and Web-based customer conversion
  • Enterprise and Consumer applications
  • Workflow and business process automation

Brownell earned engineering degrees from MIT and the University of California, Berkeley.

Brownell's email is "info" at the same domain (chalstrom dot com). 

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