. Bryan is the founder and CEO of AED, a successful Bozeman company that provides electronics and software product development services.  A Montana native, Bryan grew up on a farm near Billings and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from MSU Bozeman.  A few years later, Bryan established AED as a start-up in 1994 and has grown the company to a staff of over 20, the majority of whom are MSU Alumni. 

In recent years Bryan has received national attention for his company’s inclusion on the INC5000 list two years in a row and for work in designing the majority of the LED displays in New York’s Times Square, which is an astonishing accomplishment for a small company located in Bozeman.   Outside of work, Bryan enjoys playing sax and acoustic guitar at church and local venues and has even toured with the Temptations.  Bryan’s talented wife is a private tutor and his three adult children are MSU graduates who are already making their own marks in the world.