Brian Douglas

Brian Douglas has a diverse work experience in various industries and roles. Brian first worked as a Podcast Host at Heavybit Industries, where they mentored founders on building fast and secure websites and apps.

In 2022, Brian founded and became the CEO of Open Sauced, an organization focused on helping developers improve their open-source contributions.

Brian was also a Founders Fellow at On Deck, a program designed to support entrepreneurs, from September to November 2022.

At GitHub, Brian held multiple roles, including Director of Developer Advocacy, ERG Leader focused on increasing the representation of Black employees, and Staff Developer Advocate. Brian led initiatives to grow GitHub's YouTube and TikTok channel, empower open-source maintainers, and support the development of the GitHub Ecosystem.

Brian worked as a Mentor and Full Stack Developer at Bloc, where they assisted students in learning and contributed to open-source projects.

As the Developer Experience Lead at Netlify, Brian delivered technical webinars and tutorials and presented at conferences and meetups. Brian also worked as a Full-stack Developer, contributing to the conversion from Angular to React and leading efforts towards a public GraphQL API.

Before their roles in the tech industry, Brian was a Software Engineer at IZEA, where they developed financial summary features for the platform.

Brian'searliest work experience was as an IT Consultant at Tech Data, where they conducted sales training, developed relationships with partners, and served as an expert on the partner's product line.

Brian also worked at the YMCA as an Account Specialist, handling customer service and database management tasks.

Overall, Brian Douglas has gained valuable experience in podcast hosting, founder mentoring, developer advocacy, open-source contributions, and technical education throughout their career.

Brian Douglas completed their education at various institutions. From 2013 to 2015, they pursued Business Administration and Management at Saint Leo University, earning an M.B.A. In the same period, they attended Bloc and gained Fullstack Knowledge in Rails, JavaScript, and jQuery. From 2006 to 2008, Brian studied Finance at the University of South Florida, where they obtained a B.S. degree. Lastly, they attended St. Petersburg College from 2004 to 2006 and achieved an A.A. degree in Business Administration.