About Us
About L&B Digital Solutions
We are engineers with experience at Nationwide, Amazon, Astra Solutions, and DoD-contract firms, bringing Fortune 500 quality technology to the businesses and organizations that need it most — small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals with big ideas.
Fortune 500 Talent, Small Business Heart
Samuel built production-grade systems across federal defense (SOC 2 Type II), enterprise insurance (Guidewire ClaimCenter, Nationwide), and cloud-native startup environments. Terrance engineered at Amazon. Now we bring that same engineering rigor to businesses like yours.
Veteran-Owned & Minority-Owned
Co-founded by a US Army veteran and built by two minority engineers. We bring the discipline of military service and the drive that comes from diverse backgrounds to every project.
Real Projects, Real Results
Live websites and apps serving real users. We deliver reliable applications using our iterative development process — check out LaunchLab Learning, built from scratch in 4 months.
Nonprofit & Community Focused
Discounted rates for 501(c)(3) organizations. We understand grant budgets and mission-driven work.
Strong Technical Expertise
AWS Solutions Architect, CompTIA Linux+, Azure certified. From scalable cloud architecture to computer vision and machine learning — your project is in expert hands.
You Work Directly With Us
No middlemen, no outsourcing. You talk to the engineers building your project. Because we take your feedback into account continuously, you receive software that satisfies your real-world needs.
The Team
Meet Our Founders
Samuel Lazrak
Co-Founder & Software Engineer
Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience building production-grade backend systems, secure distributed architectures, and AI-integrated platforms. Background spans federal defense (SOC 2 Type II), enterprise insurance (Guidewire ClaimCenter, Nationwide), and cloud-native startup environments. Core expertise in Python, Java, TypeScript, Azure, and LLM-powered systems.
B.S. Computer Science & B.A. Philosophy, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Languages: English, French (bilingual)
Certifications
Core Expertise
- Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, C# / .NET Core, Python, Node.js
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Vue.js (Vue3), Angular / AngularJS, TypeScript, Blazor
- APIs & Integration: REST & SOAP APIs, Apache Kafka, Microservices, tRPC, JDBC
- Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, CosmosDB
- Cloud & DevOps: Azure, AWS, Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
- AI/ML: LLM integrations, document processing pipelines, TensorFlow, PyTorch, NLP
Notable Achievements
- Built and enhanced enterprise Guidewire ClaimCenter features at Nationwide using Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven Kafka integrations
- Designed and deployed cloud-native microservices on Azure at Astra Solutions LLC, contributing to AI-driven document processing and threat intelligence platforms
- Delivered financial backend services and APIs for DoD-compliant systems at Avant Solutions Group using C# and Azure
- Co-built and co-architected LaunchLab LMS with LLM-powered content generation, video tracking, and role-based access control
- Co-authored peer-reviewed research published in FASEB Journal; built Python data pipelines reducing analysis time by 70%
- Shipped software across insurance, defense, cloud, education, and finance industries
Terrance Blount
Co-Founder & Software Engineer
Terrance spent 7 years in the US Army and 3+ years as a Software Engineer and Cloud Support Engineer at Amazon. Now he ensures every project we deliver is reliable, secure, and built to last.
B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Fine/Studio Arts, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Certifications
Core Expertise
- AWS: EC2, S3, Redshift, Lambda, CloudFormation, CDK, CloudWatch, IAM
- Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Java, Python, Node.js, tRPC
- Infrastructure as Code: AWS CloudFormation, CDK
- CI/CD: AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions
- Security: IAM policies, CloudTrail, AWS security best practices
- Linux: Administration, optimization, troubleshooting
- Design/UX: Visual design sensibility (Minor in Fine/Studio Arts)
Notable Achievements
- Built front-end components for AWS Redshift DataShare at Amazon
- Audited and optimized data pipelines, eliminating legacy code and resolving deployment failures
- Resolved 400+ enterprise support tickets across EC2, S3, IAM, and VPC
- Technical Support Specialist at Apple, assisting 50+ customers daily
- Co-built and co-architected LaunchLab LMS with Next.js 19, React 19, tRPC, and PostgreSQL/MongoDB
- Built Vanguard Development Collective website
- 7 years US Army service — managed personnel for 100+ soldiers, recognized for 100% record accuracy
Our Story
How We Got Here
L&B Digital Solutions is a veteran-owned, minority-owned small business based in Birmingham, Alabama. We founded this company because we saw a gap: small businesses and nonprofits deserve the same quality of engineering that Fortune 500 companies get. The difference? They should not have to pay Fortune 500 prices for it.
Samuel brought software expertise from Nationwide Insurance, Astra Solutions LLC, and federal defense contracts (SOC 2 Type II), where he built enterprise insurance platforms (Guidewire ClaimCenter), cloud-native Azure microservices, and AI-integrated systems. Terrance brought cloud infrastructure mastery from Amazon and the discipline of 7 years of active Army service.
Together, we combine the engineering rigor of Fortune 500 companies with the personal attention and affordable pricing that small businesses deserve. With L&B as your partner, you have the assurance that we will apply state-of-the-art tools and processes to deliver your project — and you work directly with the people building it. No middlemen, no runaround.
Ready to Work With Us?
Let us put our Fortune 500 experience to work for your business.