Ben Smith
About
Ben Smith is from Clearwater, Florida, United States. Ben works in the following industries: "Technology, Information and Internet". Ben is currently Owner at Kaizen Software LLC, located in Tampa, Florida, United States. In Ben's previous role as a Director of Software Engineering at DNC Holdings, Ben worked in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area until May 2021. Prior to joining DNC Holdings, Ben was a Co-Founder at Preview Technology and held the position of Co-Founder at Gainesville, Florida. Prior to that, Ben was a Software Engineer Team Lead at SharpSpring, based in Gainesville, Florida Area from Jan 2018 to Jan 2019. Ben started working as Senior Software Engineer at SharpSpring in Gainesville, Florida Area in Aug 2016. From Feb 2016 to May 2016, Ben was Adventurer at World Traveler, based in South America. Prior to that, Ben was a Full Stack Web Developer at Apollo Valves, Manufactured by Conbraco Industries, based in Matthews, NC from Aug 2013 to Jan 2016. Ben started working as Co Founder at HeartSpark in Charlotte, NC in Jan 2015.
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Managed a team of five software engineers; assigned tasks, managed projects, and reviewed code to ensure it met company standards. Our team was responsible for all software issues (bugs, features) related to the billing system, automation engine, and analytics. Designed, implemented a complete rewrite of an internal billing system responsible for processing millions of dollars of payments per year while ensuring the current system didn't go down.
After working full time while attending school full time for two years, I decided it was time for a short break. I traveled through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile via motorcycle in order to recover from pushing myself so hard for such a long time. I learned salsa dancing in Quito, jumped off a bridge in Baños, ran out of gas in the Peruvian desert, cleaned up playing roulette in Lima, and got altitude sickness in Cusco. It was absolutely fantastic.
At Conbraco, I created database-driven web sites written in both the Laravel and CodeIgniter PHP frameworks. I delivered presentations to large groups of employees to introduce new web initiatives. Developed iOS application to display PDFs based on barcode scans. Developed Python application to transfer sensitive employee data to a new web platform for the HR department. Worked with the Marketing Department to create video content for company Youtube channel.
HeartSpark is a local speed dating company that my partner and I built from scratch. I handled the web development, marketing, graphic design, and customer service. Along with my partner, I set direction for the company and looked for strategic growth opportunities. Our secret sauce was software that I created that allowed us to match participants that liked each other. It parsed a spreadsheet with the match data, created the e-mails, and send them out. The process took 4 hours to perform manually for about 20 participants, but my software cut that down to about 30 seconds total.
Created database-driven HTML5-compliant web sites. Sites were based on both the CodeIgniter PHP framework and straight PHP.
Responsible for overhauling the PHP codebase for Book The Best web site. The majority of my time was spent overhauling the administrative area, making it easier to use for the people creating profiles on the site. I then updated the public-facing side so that it would play nicely with the backend changes I had made. Used PHP, Javascript, MySQL, CodeIgniter, and JQuery.
Responsible for shooting live footage of UNCW events as well as editing them into entertaining short form videos
I provided technical support via telephone and in person to students, faculty, and staff of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Required excellent analytical and communication skills. Recognized for both opening and resolving the most tickets, May 2012 Employee of the Month, January 2012 Received award for employee innovation, December 2011
Hired, fired, trained, and supervised employees Managed payroll and daily bank deposits Ensured customer satisfaction and overall smooth operation of the store Implemented procedures to minimize waste and increase efficiency.