Summary
Brian Layman is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with 14+ years of experience who now combines technical leadership with pastoral ministry as Pastor at Ashland First Church of the Brethren. He founded eHermits Inc. to deliver custom WordPress hosting, legacy site conversions, and bespoke plugin and application development, bringing hands-on engineering from startups to enterprise engagements like Ness and WebDevStudios. His career spans embedded and enterprise systems, process automation, and UX-driven web platforms—work that includes transforming a legacy DOS-based POS into a networked Windows solution and producing numerous retail software titles. Known for steady leadership in times of transition, he has chaired church leadership teams through governance, hiring, and capital projects, and still finds time for outdoor pursuits that inform a pragmatic, people-centered approach to technology and ministry.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Messiah College
Greensburg Salem Senior High