Brawn Consulting - About Us

The team of professionals at Brawn Consulting is dedicated to the enrichment and advancement of the professional audio visual industry and the manufacturers, distributors, consultants, and dealers, who are committed to the creation and delivery of value for the customers they serve. Building on the concepts that “knowledge equals strength” and “clear differentiation through the creation of value” our team is dedicated to educational and program development with the ultimate goal to “grow your AV IQ”.

By offering courses and programs that establish foundations on which to build, Brawn Consulting is able to assist with the paradigm shift in thinking that mires down so many in the industry today. Our goal is to provide “new” fundamentals in the areas of sales, management, technology, and service and ultimately facilitate the attainment of both individual and corporate goals for those seeking proven paths to success.

Alan Brawn

Alan Brawn is a principal of Brawn Consulting, an audio visual consulting, training, educational development, and market intelligence company with national exposure to major manufacturers and integrators in the industry.

He was formerly President of Telanetix and previously National Business Development Manager and National Product Marketing Manager, Pro AV Group, Samsung Electronics. Alan is an AV industry veteran with experience spanning over 2 decades including management of a Pro AV systems integration company for 7 years, and one of the founding members of Hughes-JVC back in the early 1990s.

He is a recognized author for leading AV industry magazines such as Systems Contractor News, Electrograph Emerge, Display Daily, Digital Signage Quarterly, and Rental & Staging.

Alan has been an Imaging Science Foundation fellow and instructor since 1994, and co-founder of ISF Commercial. He holds CTS certification, is a CTS Prep instructor, and is a member of InfoComm’s PETC council as well as being an adjunct faculty member of that organization. He was the recipient of the Pro AV Hall of Fame recognition from rAVe in 2004.

   
Jonathan Brawn

Jonathan Brawn is a principal of Brawn Consulting, an audiovisual consulting, educational development, and marketing firm, based in Vista, California. Brawn Consulting has a national footprint with connection to the major manufacturers and integrators in the commercial audiovisual industry.

Prior to this, Jonathan was Director of Technical Services for Visual Appliances, an Aliso Viejo CA based firm that manufactures ZeroBurn plasma display technology, and successfully ran his own audiovisual integration group, Brawn & Associates, serving the residential and commercial audiovisual markets in southern California.

Jonathan literally grew up in the AV industry, with over 12 years of experience in technology, design, and educational development. Starting with Hughes JVC in the early 90’s, Jonathan worked alongside his father Alan in creating and building training programs for the AV industry, with featured programs created for InfoComm, and major manufacturers and dealers across the nation, specializing in technical, sales, and marketing development.

Jonathan is a co-founder of ISF-Commercial, and has extensive experience in AV systems design and integration, as well as expertise in the development of educational development programs.

   
Headshot Coming Soon! Dave Norton is the first full time team member at Brawn Consulting. Hailing from Queensland, Australia, Dave brings 10 years of Information Technology and Multimedia knowledge to Brawn Consulting.

Previously working as Technical Support, Dave emigrated from Australia to the United States to work with Brawn Consulting as both a Website Developer and Support Technician. He has a significant amount of experience in computer software and hardware, as well as networking and computer security.

Holding a Bachelor of Multimedia Studies from Central Queensland University, Dave is particularly interested in pushing the boundaries of web-based applications; as well as the convergance of the AV and IT industries.