Design
Brett graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s in industrial and systems engineering in 2011. He stayed on for another year and completed his masters degree specializing in human factors engineering and ergonomics. Brett has past work experience with three major automotive manufactures. His current projects includes executive, marketing, and operations consulting for early stage startups.
Hiking
Over the past eight years, Brett has recorded detailed data about all of his hiking. The graph below displays his year-over-year distances hiked. When Brett hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in 2014, he filmed and posted a daily one minute video for his records and anyone interested in following his hike.
Writing
Publications:
Study Secrets: The Definitive Guide to Acing Your Courses Without Missing a Fun Night Out, 2013
Stories:
One Minute Allegheny Trail Story, featured on UltraBackpacking.com
Lightning Story, featured on UltraBackpacking.com
Select Articles:
Join Half a Million Waiters, Janitors, and Bartenders with College Degrees … Or Don’t, featured on StrategicStudying.com
Hike Long, featured on UltraBackpacking.com