Summary
Brodie Austin is a web developer with 14 years of experience building user-centered websites and digital services for libraries, small businesses, and real estate organizations from Portland, Oregon. He blends front-end skills (HTML/CSS, XHTML, web production) with back-end work in Python, SQL, VBA and CMS platforms like Craft, Django, and WordPress, and has a track record of improving findability and engagement through analytics-driven design and user testing. As a manager he has led cross-functional teams, mentored developers and content strategists, and scaled projects such as library website redevelopments and community platforms that tripled engagement in some channels. He also runs a freelance practice helping nonprofits and small businesses modernize sites and conducts usability research, bringing a librarian’s attention to metadata and information architecture. Brodie’s background in library and information science and English literature informs his pragmatic focus on content, accessibility, and preservation alongside technical delivery.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts English Literature 2007, Master of Arts English Literature 2007 at Northwestern University
Master of Science Library and Information Science, Master of Science Library and Information Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Arts English Literature 2003, Master of Arts English Literature 2003 at University of Colorado Boulder
English