Brian Lauber
Director, Client Services And Desktop Technologies at Owens Community College
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Lauber is a seasoned technology leader with over 15 years of experience designing and managing IT operations, currently directing Client Services and Desktop Technologies for a college serving 6,000+ students. He combines hands-on infrastructure expertise—LAN/WAN, Windows server/Citrix, Cisco networking—and zero-based budgeting with a track record of large-scale ERP/CRM and classroom-hybrid learning implementations. A proven team builder, he leads cross-functional service teams, defines operating standards, and translates technical strategy for non-technical stakeholders. His open-source contributions to the popular Knex query builder demonstrate deep backend troubleshooting skills, including fixing transaction race conditions and improving connection management. With an MS in Management of Information Technology from UVA and multiple Microsoft certifications, he excels at turning complex technology roadmaps into operationally efficient solutions.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Communication (Broadcasting), B.A., Communication (Broadcasting) at University of ToledoCertificate, Network Systems Technology, Certificate, Network Systems Technology at Stautzenberger CollegeMaster of Science (MS), Management of Information Technology, Master of Science (MS), Management of Information Technology at University of Virginia
Github Skills (18)
transaction10
javascript10
testing10
knx10
transactionscope10
sql10
nodejs10
transaction-manager10
knexjs10
databases9
sql-database9
database9
relational-databases9
sqlite8
better-sqlite38
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
knex/knex
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 30 PRs, 5 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Brian primarily contributes to the Knex query builder project, focusing on bug fixes, improvements, and refactoring of the codebase. They addressed issues related to the CLI, transaction handling, and connection management, indicating a deep understanding of the library's internal workings. Their work includes fixing race conditions in transactions, improving error handling, and streamlining the transaction workflow. The user's contributions also include code cleanup and removal of dead code.
sql-serverjavascriptsqlite3sqlitedatabase
briandamaged/resume
May 2016 - Oct 2024
Contributions:21 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 6 months
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