Ben Schwenke
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Nathan Montez
Ben is the kind of developer that you want if you value well thought out feature implementation. He frequently advocates for thoughtful product design and well-documented requirements and gets results from product and project managers when requirements have gaps or don't fall in line with other features. He has a high capacity for learning and a passion to grow and is an excellent asset for just getting things done. Of all the developers I worked with at Ungerboeck, Ben stood out as one that could, and often would, take ownership of entire feature segments.
Nathan Montez
Ben is the kind of developer that you want if you value well thought out feature implementation. He frequently advocates for thoughtful product design and well-documented requirements and gets results from product and project managers when requirements have gaps or don't fall in line with other features. He has a high capacity for learning and a passion to grow and is an excellent asset for just getting things done. Of all the developers I worked with at Ungerboeck, Ben stood out as one that could, and often would, take ownership of entire feature segments.
Nathan Montez
Ben is the kind of developer that you want if you value well thought out feature implementation. He frequently advocates for thoughtful product design and well-documented requirements and gets results from product and project managers when requirements have gaps or don't fall in line with other features. He has a high capacity for learning and a passion to grow and is an excellent asset for just getting things done. Of all the developers I worked with at Ungerboeck, Ben stood out as one that could, and often would, take ownership of entire feature segments.
Nathan Montez
Ben is the kind of developer that you want if you value well thought out feature implementation. He frequently advocates for thoughtful product design and well-documented requirements and gets results from product and project managers when requirements have gaps or don't fall in line with other features. He has a high capacity for learning and a passion to grow and is an excellent asset for just getting things done. Of all the developers I worked with at Ungerboeck, Ben stood out as one that could, and often would, take ownership of entire feature segments.
Experience
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Ungerboeck
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineering Manager
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Senior Lead Software Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
In addition to my responsibilities as team lead, I have taken on some additional challenges.I created training material for new and existing hires, orchestrated critical framework upgrades for several large scale production websites, and audited our application security resulting in a prioritized plan of tasks that our team could review and address.In addition, I began working more closely with application architects and our DBA to design and build new data layer systems aimed at addressing long standing technical debt and creating a better foundation for new services.I worked closely with our product management and quality teams, refining our agile approach to better fit our unique department wide cycles.As the primary subject matter expert on the team, I continued to build documentation (internal and external facing) while also reviewing existing published works to ensure they are up to the latest feature standards.Best of all, I got to watch my team grow into expanded roles as several of my direct reports were promoted into areas of expertise for their crucial contributions to our many projects.
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Lead Software Engineer
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Oct 2017 - Mar 2021
I supervise day-to-day operations for the Event Management development team at Ungerboeck. Work includes a variety of tasks, including project planning, requirements gathering, building QA test plans, fostering communication between departments, assigning out stories/bugs to team members, identifying and removing team road blocks, working to align individual interests with company goals, and creating a vision my team can work towards. In addition, I enhance and maintain large portions of the enterprise application code we are responsible for, peer review others work, push for better department policies, architect solutions for new projects, document existing features and processes, and serve as a subject matter expert on the features my team owns. I continue to have the distinct pleasure of interviewing and training new engineers as well as overseeing development internships. Most importantly, I focus on building an environment where my team can have fun, work efficiently, communicate seamlessly, and grow in their own careers.
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Software Engineer
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Jan 2015 - Oct 2017
.NET web developer primarily working with TypeScript, JavaScript, VB.NET, C#, XAML, and T-SQL/MS SQL Server.Day-to-day responsibilities include, but not limited to:-Leading a small team of engineers on a project to build a mission critical line-of-business application-Owning and maintaining entire market segments of enterprise web application architecture and business logic-Interviewing and training new software engineers-Mentoring junior developers on application architecture, effective communication, and general software engineering principles
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Aspect Software
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United States
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Software Development
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500 - 600 Employee
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Portals Intern
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Nov 2013 - May 2014
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Education
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2012 - 2014
University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Bachelor of Science (BS) -
2010 - 2012
St. Louis Community College
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