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Burt Lao

IT Director • Systems Architect • Accessibility Champion

Combining 35+ years of IT engineering, administrative leadership, and modern web development to build secure, accessible, high-availability digital environments.

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Professional Profile: Personnel File

Mission Brief

An information technology veteran with over three decades of field service, managing enterprise networks, server infrastructure, and complex systems architecture. Burt Lao's career spans the evolution from 8-bit microcomputers and dial-up bulletin board systems (BBS) to scalable cloud microservices and artificial intelligence.

He has served as the IT Director and Manager at Bishop Amat Memorial High School, designing and securing the technological foundations that educate thousands of students.

35+ Years Experience
1990 Service Began

Active Deployments

  • IT Director & Manager 30+ Years
    Bishop Amat Memorial High School

    Managing network security, directory services, administrative servers, academic virtualization environments, and structural IT compliance. Leading institutional technology planning and scaling server architectures.

  • Institutional Board Member 2014 - Present
    Technology Advisory Committee

    Aligning academic missions with technical investments, overseeing system auditing and digital standard compliance.

  • Independent Full-Stack Developer 2003 - Present
    Foundry Consulting Operations

    Engineering high-performance automation scripts, custom database pipelines, and secure API microservices for startup founders and entrepreneurs.

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Project Voice: Resilience & Innovation

Burt Lao experienced a stroke that resulted in aphasia and motor challenges, severely affecting his natural speech.

As a systems engineer, Burt treated this communication failure like a server outage: he built a custom countermeasure. Using historical audio recordings from his YouTube channel, he trained a high-fidelity ElevenLabs AI voice clone.

This system allows Burt to synthesize speech using his original voice, reclaiming his identity. This direct experience sparked his deep dedication to digital accessibility — ensuring technology respects, empowers, and serves every user.

"I didn't choose this fight. But I am built for it." — Burt Lao
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Hello, and welcome to my professional portfolio. I'm Burt Lao. For over thirty-five years, I've engineered high-availability network systems, secure database pipelines, and accessible software. I built this space to showcase how modern systems architecture and digital compliance can empower every user. Let's build a more secure and accessible web together.

Professional Transmissions

  • ▶ Welcome Overview 0:20
  • ▶ Systems & Infrastructure 0:20
  • ▶ Accessibility Audit Ops 0:20
  • ▶ My Resilience Story 0:20
  • ▶ Digital Equity Mission 0:20
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Strategic Capabilities: Technical Stack

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Backend Architecture

Python / Django 80%
C# / .NET / Blazor 80%
REST APIs Microservices Waitress Server Classic ASP
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Systems & Infrastructure

Server & Network Admin 100%
Database Administration 90%
Docker SQL Server IIS Web Server Homelabs
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Frontend & Accessibility

React / HTML / CSS / JS 90%
Digital Accessibility (ADA) 95%
WCAG 2.2 ARIA Semantics Unruh Act Glassmorphism
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Active Operations: Projects

Web Application ONLINE

AccessReady.net

A comprehensive, automated platform combining decades of systems engineering with artificial intelligence to help schools, medical clinics, and public-facing businesses audit, monitor, and achieve digital accessibility compliance (ADA & Unruh Act).

Target: WCAG Compliance Core: Python, Django, AI Audit
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Automation System STABLE

Independent Developer Ops

Ongoing engineering contracts since 2003 building custom automation daemons, high-availability IIS rewrite modules, secure SQL backup databases, and API pipelines for entrepreneurs and startups.

Target: Business Automation Core: Powershell, C#, IIS, SQL
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Off-Duty Disciplines: Hobbies

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Precision Espresso

An engineering approach to caffeine. Employs a fully manual lever espresso machine, measuring extractions by weight, timing flow metrics, and testing coffee-to-water ratios for the perfect balanced shot.

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Photography & Video

Creating tech reviews, personal updates, and system maintenance tutorials (e.g. DSLR sensor cleaning) shot with professional Canon lenses on his popular YouTube channel.

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Tactical Gaming

Analyzing game mechanics and virtual economy systems with a systems engineering lens. Enjoys retro classics, real-time strategy (RTS) logistics, and immersive tactical simulations.

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Family Logistics Operations

Managing high-frequency routing and dispatch scheduling as the primary logistical coordinator (aka "Uber") for five active kids. Dedicated to multithreaded school runs, practice drop-offs, and zero-latency schedules.

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Endgame: Communications Directory

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For strategic partnerships, accessibility consultation, full-stack systems engineering, or server architecture audits.

𝕏 Twitter / X — @BurtLao 🎥 YouTube Channel — @BurtLao 🛡️ Accessibility Hub — AccessReady.net

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Burt Lao — IT Professional, Developer, Accessibility Advocate

About

Burt Lao is a veteran Information Technology professional with over 35 years of experience. He has served as IT Director and Manager at Bishop Amat Memorial High School, overseeing network systems, server infrastructure, and technical compliance. He is a Bishop Amat alumnus.

Projects

AccessReady.net — A platform combining IT experience with AI to help schools, medical practices, and public-facing organizations achieve digital accessibility compliance (ADA and Unruh Act).

Independent developer since 2003, building high-performance applications and automation tools for founders and entrepreneurs.

Skills

React, Django, Python, C# (Blazor), Docker, Database Administration, Systems Integration, AI and Prompt Engineering, Digital Accessibility, Server and Network Administration.

Personal Story

Burt experienced a stroke that resulted in aphasia and motor challenges. Using archived recordings from his YouTube channel, he trained a custom ElevenLabs AI voice clone, reclaiming his voice through technology. This experience fuels his passion for digital accessibility.

Hobbies

Precision coffee with manual lever espresso. Photography and videography with Canon DSLR. Tactical and retro gaming. Coordinating logistics and transport for 5 active children.

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