Ben Lau has worked as a software and build engineer since the mid 90s. He began his career as an intern for a major university in Southern California, working on virtual reality training systems, and continued there for almost 10 years, working on a variety of projects. After leaving the university to join a spin-off developing language training applications for the military, he began to specialize in build and release engineering and also branched out into automated testing. He is currently employed at a midsized startup in the Los Angeles area, working as their build and release manager.