Brett is a native of Columbia County, growing up in Rainier and Clatskanie respectively and was in the same graduating class from Clatskanie High School as Andrew Niemi, the owner of LCE. Brett has over 25 years of experience working at multiple Architecture firms, in the Portland area, on a variety of project types including multi-family residential, wireless telecommunications, and mausoleums. Looking to change the focus of his work and expand his skill base, he returned to school and has since graduated in 2016 from The Art Institute of Portland with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts and Animation. Brett’s an avid video gamer and fan of film and television. He has two adult daughters who are talented digital artists and photographers as well as sharing his same love of video games and animation.