About
Hello. I’m Ben. My passion is using technology in concert with great design to develop useful and interesting solutions. Whether it is a web page, an application, or considerably more complex system, I believe there is an intrinsic duty to design well. I have made it my central purpose to persue the study and application of good design across domains.
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 trodding the path towards mastery, all the while at peace with the conviction that mastery is a path, not a singular destination.
Persona
A brief background about me
Personal History
Originally from South Florida, I grew up spending most of my time fishing, skatebording 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 persue a degree in Mechatronics Engineering. I emerged with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2016. I married my amazing wife in December of 2015. We have a two beautiful children. We relocated to Charlotte in September of 2018.
Values and Intent
I value integrity, loyalty, and family. I believe these are pillars of a healthy character and a thriving community. Hard work is paramount, but with these other elements in place, work can ascend into the realm of integrative experience and healthy expression. My intention is to build a decent family, persue an interesting career, and gratefully enjoy life.
I am currently open to interesting work in full-stack product development, data analytics, and golang. I thrive on the discovery, analysis, and clear SDLC processes.
Toolbox
Skills and Experience Overview
Skills
The main corpus of my skills set exists in three broad areas of experience and training: development, design, and business. Within those areas, I have obtained direct domain knowledge and proficiency through direct work and educational experiences.
Development
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Software Engineering
Systems Design and Analysis, SaaS, Object Oriented Development, Test-driven Design
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Web Applications
Full-stack development, Static Site Generation, API development, etc.
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Databases and ETL
MySQL, Postgresql, MongoDB, DynamoDB
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Data Analytics & Visualization
Pandas, Numpy, 3D.js
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DevOps and SysAdmin
CircleCI, Jenkins CI, GitHub, Linux, Shell Scripting
Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite
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Videography
Adobe Premeire CS, Adobe Affter Effects, Final Cut Pro
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Multimedia and Audio Production
Logic, Abelton, ProTools, Audition
Business Operations
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Operations
Personnel Management, Regulatory Compliance, Day-to-day Process Management
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Accounting and Financial Reporting
General Ledger Maintenance, Report Generation
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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
Coding Frequency - 30 days
Thoughts
Some writings and musings
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How To Effectively Manage Git Repos Across Multiple Accounts And Services
Jul 20, 2019
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Push Triggered Local Build Automation
Jan 15, 2019
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Loyalty Without Honesty Is A Null Proposition For Everyone
Dec 30, 2018
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About this site
This site uses the base Jekyll theme with some customizations. It is built using the GitHub pages workflow.
Local development is enhanced with Bundler, asdf version manager, and RubyMine
You can find out more info about customizing your Jekyll theme, as well as basic Jekyll usage documentation at jekyllrb.com
You can find the source code for Minima at GitHub: jekyll / minima
You can find the source code for Jekyll at GitHub: jekyll / jekyll