BRBrian RundWorkflow Strategist · Creative Technology
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Brian Rund: Creative Strategies and Ideas

Brian Rund: Creative Strategies and Ideas. Award-winning sound, workflow, and AI implementation, illustrated as an interconnected system.

The career arc

A career shaped by complex systems and practical problem-solving.

Across the Navy, audio post, Fox, and independent product development, I have learned to understand how work actually happens, identify friction and overlooked needs, and define practical ways to improve it.

1989–1992U.S. Navy

Qualified submariner aboard the USS Kamehameha, supporting strategic deterrent operations and qualifying for ship-control watchstanding.

1994–2014New York audio post

Progressed from production and post facilities to in-house network work and Director of Sound leadership, earning a Daytime Emmy along the way.

2014–PresentIndependent creative practice

Sound, music, composition, mixing, immersive audio, and creative problem solving across film, television, advertising, events, and emerging media.

2023–PresentFox

Music supervision, rights and reporting workflows, sound design, and the identification of opportunities for better internal systems.

2024–PresentAI-enabled product strategy

Identifying problems, conceiving systems, defining intended behavior and requirements, and using AI development tools to explore and actively develop solutions.

My approach

Define the problem before designing the solution.

The strongest solutions begin with a clear understanding of the people, workflow, and problem that actually needs to change.

Selected evidence

Range with receipts.

Creative recognition, operational depth, and working systems. Not a collection of buzzwords.

Recognition

Daytime Emmy Award

Sound Designer / Mixer for Nickelodeon's Bubble Guppies Launch Trailer.

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Working system

RequestsPendingCue sheetsAI-assisted
workflowWeekly view

Watchdog

At Fox, I identified an opportunity within the music department's workflow, conceived Watchdog, and defined its requirements and behavior. Using AI development tools, I guided prototyping, testing, and refinement. The functioning internal workflow now supports my weekly work for our three-person music team.

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Operational foundation

Qualified submariner.

Service aboard the USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642), a nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, built a lasting respect for systems, responsibility, preparation, and calm execution.

Capabilities

What I bring
to the problem.

A systems thinker and workflow strategist bringing 25+ years of high-stakes media and creative experience to practical business challenges.

01

Creative strategy

Senior creative judgment that turns ambiguous goals, competing inputs, and unusual problems into a clear path forward.

02

AI transformation strategy

Identifying where AI can solve a real business problem, defining what the solution must accomplish, and guiding practical implementation and adoption.

03

Workflow design

Practical systems that reduce friction, organize complex information, and help creative teams work with greater continuity.

04

Creative audio

Emmy-winning sound design, mixing, music, composition, supervision, and finishing across media and delivery formats.

05

Product conception

Original concepts shaped through problem definition, intended behavior, requirements, workflows, evaluation, and disciplined iteration.

Independent ventures

Ideas built around real problems.

I focus on the what and why: identifying overlooked problems, understanding the workflow, conceiving the system, defining what it must accomplish, and determining where AI and emerging technology can help.

01

Production workflow system · In development

AllAxis

A production-centered operating environment I conceived to address fragmentation across professional media-production workflows.

02

Human context & response system · In development

Human Pattern IO

A system for assessing how people respond to changing demands and context, with AI interaction and interpretation as part of the intended experience.

03

Verification-first relationship platform · In development

LuvPact

A verification-first relationship and compatibility platform that advanced through two stages of Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s Most Fundable Companies evaluation process.

Original music

Composed.
Placed.
Aired.

Original music placed across television, film, advertising, and broadcast media.

DisneyVH1Travel ChannelStarzE!GAPTLCOxygenKraftABC Family

What collaborators say

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“Brian is an amazing creative force that elevates every project he works on.”
A&ESenior Creative Writer / Producer
“Brian has a chance to push it as far as it can go, complimenting the visuals with a dynamic soundscape. He is the final touch.”
HBOAssociate Creative Director
“A pioneer in the music and sound design field. Work with Brian and the bar on your spots will be raised.”
WE tvVice President / Creative Director

About Brian

A career built below the surface and behind the scenes.

I've spent more than 25 years solving problems where creativity and technology meet.

My path runs from service aboard the USS Kamehameha as a qualified submariner, through New York's audio-post world and Director of Sound leadership, to independent creative work, Fox, and active AI-enabled product and workflow strategy.

The settings have changed. The instinct has not: stay calm inside complexity, understand the system, and make the work better.

Have something in mind?

Let's build
what's next.

Workflow strategy, AI transformation, creative technology, sound, or an unusual problem that needs a thoughtful solution.

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Monroe Township, New JerseyAvailable for select projects and collaborations