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About Us: Bryan aka bschwab


Story by bschwab, Vanessa Published on April 24, 2009 in Etc	Photo by Vanessa

Meet Bryan Schwab, an Etsy Admin who works on the Engineering Team. Bryan has been with the Etsy engineering team since January of 2008 and focuses mainly on payment system projects. He's based on the West coast, so we don't get to see him face-to-face all that often. We wish we could! His well-tempered voice comes through as insightful and business-minded when we hear him on the daily Engineering Team conference call.

Bryan Fun Facts:

Bryan used to work at eBay.
He speaks German and has a viking beard.
Schwab actually means Q-tip in German.
Bryan is also very tall.
He's a family man, with a wee one (actually not so wee! A 10-pounder!) recently born.
He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife and two young children, though he lived in Manhattan for one year.
He is obsessed with Abe Lincoln.
He recently bought a painting with Boston terriers.
He ran a marathon.
According to Dan, he's really good at shaking exactly two aspirin out of the bottle.
He's an iPhone wiz and has every app known to man or beast, including that one that recognizes music.
His ringtone is Starship's "We built this city."
His first concert was Pearl Jam.
Bryan is a really good guitar player, and you can see awkward youth Bryan jammin' below. We think he looks like the perfect Zep fan.

Yum!

Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We've been posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the Etsy admin (and since many of us work remotely, for the admin to get to know each other!). You've seen the admin badge, and maybe you're a bit curious about the person behind it! For more on Etsy's mission and about the company, please see our About page (the link is in the little blue footer of every Etsy page).

Some favorite shops below...

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53 comments Login to add your own!

April 24, 2009 at 3:34 p.m.

satellitedaisy

Nice to meet all you Etsy types!
I love the fact that Etsy exists
and is so user friendly! Thanks for
all your hard work.

April 24, 2009 at 3:49 p.m.

allthosethrees

Love the viking beard. ;D

April 24, 2009 at 3:51 p.m.

atouchofvintage

i love the family vibe on etsy! nice meeting a little of you bry!

April 24, 2009 at 3:52 p.m.

Legacy925

Wow! I'm lovin' this article... What a great way to meet the etsy team! Bryan sounds (and looks) awesome - lovin' those old pics... Thank you, Bryan, for all the hard work you put into making this place the wonderful world that it is... etsy is indeed a very special place. :>) <3

April 24, 2009 at 3:53 p.m.

Legacy925

lovin' that awesome boston terrier print too... good taste.

April 24, 2009 at 3:55 p.m.

ovgilliesdesigns

We ARE curious about the person behind! Great to meet you all! (will we be meeting you all?)

April 24, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.

Yokoo

This is a great Article! I would love to meet all the Etsy Team personally like this! P.S.
HAPPY ETSY DAY!!!

April 24, 2009 at 4:03 p.m.

MademoiselleG

Funny! Great to know a little more about etsy admins! And nice collection ^^

April 24, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.

thestapeliacompany

I love to see the "men and women behind the curtain" of Etsy. Puts the same personal touch on this site that handmade goods put on the world in general. :)

April 24, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.

sandscrochet

HI! It was nice to meet you. Hope we can eventually meet all. This is an awesome sight!!!

April 24, 2009 at 4:17 p.m.

4TheSparrowsNest

I don't believe I ever seen any of these articles before...I think this is a super idea and I love reading those random facts and seeing the funny pictures of you Admins! Looking forward to getting to know more about you all!

April 24, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.

sean11

Bryan's the Best. His car also speaks German.

April 24, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.

zakj

Bryan also plays a mean game of shuffleboard.

April 24, 2009 at 4:36 p.m.

dogties

Oooo... Engineering, how exciting!
How cool an iphone whiz too!

April 24, 2009 at 4:52 p.m.

adam

... my man MCA's got a beard like a billy goat. Woot!

April 24, 2009 at 5:05 p.m.

worksofwhimsy

Fun to learn about the admins. I going to go back and check out the rest of the profiles.

April 24, 2009 at 5:17 p.m.

Bijunea

This is cool. It's like we are all just a big family. =P
Nice to meet you Bryan. =) ***

April 24, 2009 at 5:52 p.m.

zwzzy

Yeah! West Coast! SF bay even, excellent! :D

April 24, 2009 at 6:26 p.m.

MayaBella

Nice to know some stuff about you!

April 24, 2009 at 7:07 p.m.

worksandfinds

Awesome article.

April 24, 2009 at 7:15 p.m.

WingsDove

Nice to meet you, Brian. You must be a very good developer to contribute to Open Source software.

April 24, 2009 at 7:29 p.m.

dragonhouseofyuen

nice interview style - with Bryan's written answers!
(was that scanned in - or was it done as a piece of code?!)

lovely painting of the two boston terriers above! and nice to meet Bryan - thanks for keeping the payments right

April 24, 2009 at 7:52 p.m.

EpicBones

hooray for engineers. i used to work for a video game company as a character artist and man did those programmers have patience with us!

April 24, 2009 at 8:29 p.m.

coup

I like that Etsy allows employees to work remotely, as someone that may be an ideal fit for Etsy may not, perhaps, be in love with NYC for their home base.

April 24, 2009 at 9:20 p.m.

sandali

Brian, you are officially official ;) It's great that the Etsy Admin is being introduced to us all -- happy days ;) Keep up the good work !!

April 24, 2009 at 9:44 p.m.

MeadowbelleMarket

Awww! It's just the way one big family should be; in-the-know about all the dirt. And, of course, gotta love those awkward pics!

April 24, 2009 at 10:04 p.m.

BeadFloraJewels

How cool. Hi Bryan! Thanks for your hard work.

April 24, 2009 at 10:15 p.m.

Beadymonkey

I really enjoy getting to know all the Etsy folks and who works behind the scenes, it make Etsy seem more of a community then just a selling site. Nice to meet you Bryan!

April 24, 2009 at 11:31 p.m.

Frankenkitty

Hi Bryan! Kudos on admitting the "we built this city" ringtone. Bostons are the best. Especially in pairs.

April 25, 2009 at 12:29 a.m.

FashionTouch

great interview, thanks!

April 25, 2009 at 4:24 a.m.

lamarquisedesanges

How nice to get to know more the etsy admin team :) :) nice to meet you Bryan :) enchantée :)

April 25, 2009 at 6:15 a.m.

VintageJamie

Oh, boy! The last photo is so cute!

April 25, 2009 at 6:57 a.m.

BlueTerracotta

Nice to meet you Bryan! I agree with thestapeliacompany...the personal touch :)

April 25, 2009 at 7:28 a.m.

marcelostworld

Thanks for keeping Etsy system working! Good job Bryan!

April 25, 2009 at 7:30 a.m.

BayMoonDesign

I enjoyed finding out a little about you. I share your German heritage, love of the outdoors, and music. Fortunately, I didn't have a ten pounder-only a nine pounder.

April 25, 2009 at 10:41 a.m.

mozui

one of the ppl who made it possible for us all to be here!cheers to you!auf wiedersien =D

April 25, 2009 at 10:54 a.m.

moonstr

nice to meet you welcome to etsy!

April 25, 2009 at 12:17 p.m.

kittytrishia

Oooo handwriting analysis says: Bryan has a very positive outlook on life in general, cannot keep a secret to save his life, has tons of confidence in himself, would not hurt a fly, might gossip only a little, and is never out to stab you in the back.

Let me know if I am on the money with this one!

April 25, 2009 at 1:09 p.m.

compassionmalas

Yep, what they said. Nice to meetcha! Yay WestCoast!

April 25, 2009 at 2:29 p.m.

soberwear

Great article. Its fun knowing some personal stuff. It helps to see you in your products. Very fun!

April 25, 2009 at 4:49 p.m.

baconsquarefarm

Awesome article, nice to meet ya bryan, great place this Etsy, one huge umungoooo family.

April 25, 2009 at 6:03 p.m.

sewlutionsbyamo

I loved the article and the fun fact about the q-tip.

April 25, 2009 at 9:36 p.m.

Signs

thats cool your with etsy now instead of that other company..lol

April 26, 2009 at 8:20 a.m.

cherylavenue

Welcome aboard. Thanks for making the switch from the 'other' place:)

April 26, 2009 at 10:04 a.m.

jenniferlynnstudio

I enjoyed the article..It's nice to "get to know" the people behind Etsy. I liked the write in answers, also..makes it that much more personal. So nice meeting you, Bryan! Great choices too!

April 26, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.