About

Hi. Name is Ben. I love technology. Well designed technology gets me really jazzed. Whether it is a web page, an application, or considerably more complex system, I believe there is an overt duty to design well.

In this age of technology and the ever accelerating rate of change, it is increasingly difficult to achieve and maintain mastery of the varied technical and digital crafts. It is **not** the person who proclaims their own mastery who is to be trusted with important things. It is the person who shows a dedication to, and a joy in, diligently walking patiently towards mastery, all the while at peace with the conviction that mastery is not a singular destination.

Persona

A brief background about me

Personal History

Originally from South Florida, I grew up spending a lot of my time fishing, skateboarding and playing music. After high school, I spent 7 years in Atlanta as a working (read starving) musician and as a student of Web and Interactive Media Design at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Moving to the WNC area in 2009, I reentered college in 2013 to pursue a degree in Mechatronics Engineering. I emerged with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2016. I relocated to Charlotte in September of 2018. I have three beautiful kids.

Values and Intent

I value integrity, awareness, and play. I believe these are pillars of healthy being in this challenge-riddled world. Hard work is paramount, but with these other elements in place, work can become a healthy expression. My intention is to pursue an interesting career, and gratefully enjoy life.

I am currently open to interesting work in back end leaning, full-stack software development, data analytics, and golang. I thrive on learning, discovery, and clear processes.

Skills and Experience Overview

The main corpus of my skills set exists in three broad areas of experience and training: Technology, Design, and Business. Within those areas, I have obtained direct domain knowledge and proficiency through direct work and educational experiences.

Technology

I graduated with CS degree from UNC at Asheville in 2016. I’ve been professionally engaged in this domain since then. The collection of things that I’ve done is broad and varied, but generally deeper specialization is in:

  • Software Engineering

    Systems Design and Analysis, SaaS, Object Oriented Development, Test-driven Design

  • Web Applications

    Full-stack development, Static Site Generation, API development, etc.

  • Databases and ETL

    MySQL, Postgresql, MongoDB, DynamoDB

  • Data Analytics & Visualization

    Pandas, Numpy, 3D.js

  • DevOps and SysAdmin

    CircleCI, Jenkins CI, GitHub, Linux, Shell Scripting

Design

Pursuing a BFA in Interactive Media Design gave me a ton of experience and exposure to both traditional and digital media art production tools and methods. I’ve designed album art, user interfaces, physical design concepts, and all manner of audio and video productions.

  • UI and Product Design

    Figma, Adobe XD, SolidWorks, 3DS Max, Autodesk Inventor

  • Graphic Design & Illustration

    Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite

  • Videography

    Adobe Premeire CS, Adobe Affter Effects, Final Cut Pro

  • Multimedia and Audio Production

    Logic, Abelton, ProTools, Audition

Business Operations

  • Operations

    Personnel Management, Regulatory Compliance, Day-to-day Process Management

  • Accounting and Financial Reporting

    General Ledger Maintenance, Report Generation

  • Office Administration

    Payroll, Scheduling, Document Management, IT Systems Maintenance

Stats

Some statistics around the tech I have utilized personally over the past year

Languages

Editors

Thoughts

Some writings and musings

Being Remodeled ... come back later.


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