What’s the difference between an accountant, a lawyer, and an IT guy? The accountant and the lawyer are aware that they're boring.
No one understands your needs better
than someone who has been in your shoes.
BuildMyFirm was founded by Sabir Ibrahim. Sabir has over ten years of experience as an attorney in the Silicon Valley technology sector. Over the course of his career, he has specialized in technology licensing, commercial transactions, product counseling, patent prosecution, and patent litigation. He has handled complex technology-related legal matters on behalf of clients in numerous industries, including technology, health care, automotive, entertainment, biotechnology, and others. He has worked in large law firms, small law firms, large in-house legal departments, and small in-house legal departments. Through his experience as an attorney in the technology sector, Sabir developed a deep understanding of both the substantive aspects of the law as it relates to technology and the ethical and legal obligations that attorneys face in their use of technology. He understands first-hand the technology needs of service professionals and how they operate on a day-to- day basis, as well as the requirements and expectations of clients on how their professional service providers handle their data.
Sabir is also a lifelong “techie” with a background in IT. He founded an IT consulting firm prior to attending law school and served clients in various industries including finance, legal services, technology, and real estate. He learned to code as 9 year-old in 1989 and has worked on technology-related projects throughout his entire life. He has a knack for tinkering with technology and has voided the warranty on practically every device he has ever owned. He has an obsession with trying to make technology work better and solve problems in the most efficient and trouble-free way possible.
Sabir received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 2007, where he was an article editor for the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. He received his BSE in Computer Science from the University of Michigan College of Engineering in 2003.
Ernest Murry is Chief Technology Officer of BuildMyFirm. Ernest has over 25 years of experience in the IT sector and has overseen IT services and infrastructure for businesses in a variety of industries. He has built and managed teams of IT specialists, led complex cross-platform projects, and developed mission-critical systems and processes.
Prior to joining BuildMyFirm, Ernest was CTO of Ernest.Solutions, a managed services provider that served small- to medium-sized businesses in the Portland, Oregon area. As founder of Ernest.Solutions, Ernest developed a keen understanding of how to assess the IT needs of small businesses and communicate strategies and implementation plans to non-technical personnel and management teams with no in-house IT specialists. He knows first hand the importance of understanding the goals, priorities, and pain points of customers in order to develop solutions that most effectively serve their needs. As a lifelong entrepreneur, he understands that businesses cannot scale effectively if their IT operations are not structured to ensure efficiency and ease of use.
Ernest also has an extensive background in supporting 911 communications centers and emergency dispatch systems. He has a deep understanding of IT environments in which security and reliability are literally matters of life and death. Through his experiences, Ernest developed a passion for cybersecurity and always-available infrastructure. At BuildMyFirm, Ernest leverages his expertise to design solutions that apply the highest standards of security and reliability to all types of systems.