Personal details
Ben L.
Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-4)
Summary
Known to solve problems and turn clients into super heroes. My clients want to grow their businesses and expand the reach of their non-profits. They have concrete problems like how to boost revenue 20% and abstract problems like how to help their employees become more engaged. I bring them solutions. Sometimes this just means donuts. The rest of the time it means an understanding of their challenges, a clear roadmap for getting from the status quo to a brighter future, and a technological solution to make that roadmap a reality. And all with a toolbox full of open source tools like Python, Django, and PostgreSQL. And sometimes donuts.
Technical skills
Work Experience
Partner
Wellfire Interactive | Jan 2009 - Present
Wellfire is a web consultancy that specializes in designing and developing B2B web applications. We're a small, seasoned team with experience building robust platforms for delivering business services. This includes MVP-adaptation and MVP-replacement for customers with identified business models who are or seek to be niche leaders. As technology lead I work with our customers to design and implement software development strategies, design and develop the underlying software, and ensure our customers can continue growing their business after initial launch.
Senior Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton | Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
Primarily served as a Knowledge Engineer to the Joint Staff J6, implementing and training enterprise process change with wikis, blogs, and chat; developing MacGyver solutions with JavaScript, classic ASP, and duct tape; and exterminating as much PowerPoint busywork for action officers as possible.
Personal Projects
2012
Django
Geospatial Technology
Multitenant
Django Haystack
Architected and built backend and infrastructure for the BuzzTown replacement, a multi-tenant, multi-region, and membership based site for business publishing and customer communication.
Applicant Tracking System
2011
Django
Pdf generation
SOAP Web Services
Multitenant
Multilingual
Designed and built an applicant tracking system for custom workflow built around psychometric test results and various web service integrations with data providers. Used by Fortune 100 customers on four continents.