Brian Erikson
Lead Software Engineer at InsightReactions
West Jordan, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolBrian Erikson is a Lead Software Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building desktop applications, medical device software, and privacy-first AI platforms. He combines deep C++ and systems expertise with machine learning production deployment, DevOps, and cybersecurity practices, having led product development at OrthoGrid and shipped a custom Debian-based OS for field devices. As co-founder and primary developer of InsightReactions, he built the Tiny Llama AI Home Server to bring local, privacy-preserving LLM and image-generation capabilities to users. Brian’s background in the Air Force and enterprise IT taught him pragmatic automation and scalable support processes—skills he applies to CI/CD, network administration, and secure deployments. He’s based in West Jordan, Utah, and is known for turning complex regulatory and operational constraints into reliable, user-centered engineering solutions.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science/Programming, Computer Science/Programming at American Military UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Weber State University
English
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Github Skills (53)
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square8
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cabal7
python-bindings6
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
InsightReactions/TinyLlama
May 2024 - Jan 2025
An accessible home server platform for AI software
Contributions:7 PRs, 136 pushes, 11 branches in 8 months
InsightReactions/debian.insightreactions.github.io
May 2024 - Feb 2025
Contributions:159 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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