Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Past
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- Lead Developer at Achieve Internet
- Manager, Software Development at Credit Solutions
- Sr. Software Developer at Stream Energy
- Software Development Manager, Lead Architect at Automotive Technolgy Solutions
- CEO at Aurora Media Consulting, Inc.
- Architect at mVite
- Integration Specialist, Lead Developer at Verizon Communications
- Developer at Miracom Network
- Developer at Skywire Software
- Developer/Editor at Internet.com
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Texas at Dallas
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Benjamin Wright’s Experience
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Lead Developer
Achieve Internet
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
May 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Directly mentor developers for multiple simultaneous development projects. Assist with improving overall team efficiency and skill sets through training, code reviews, hiring and resource allocation.
Responsible for identifying the initial scope of projects from a technical perspective, as well as, definition and verification of technical and functional project requirements. Directly contribute to client proposal documentation and SOWs.
Development experience with extensive Drupal websites, including knowledge of the most effective contributed modules, custom module development, advanced theming, multisite configurations and consulting for companies developing within the Drupal framework.
Experience working with a team and independently while embedded in remote client environments for training, development and deployment. -
Manager, Software Development
Credit Solutions
(Consumer Services industry)
January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)
Managed a large team of developers in 3 teams: Application Development, Web Development and Quality Assurance
Developed inter-department relationships to improve overall image of IT. This made an immediate impact through the use of proper communication and follow-up, as well as, timely turn-around times for requests.
Managed and Implemented the following:
- Automated call system
- SEO
- CRM upgrade for the Sage SalesLogix CRM
- Company-wide email signatures with Exclaimer
- Internal mail routing with IronMail
- Active Directory integration with CRM, internal web sites and faxing solution
- Migration from RightFax to FaxCore
- Marketing lead management
- Intranet rewrite
Implemented Proper Development Procedures:
- Reusable and abstracted code
- Dependency lists for all production systems for disaster recovery
- Code documentation
- Production Go Live checklists/procedures
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Sr. Software Developer
Stream Energy
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Utilities industry)
August 2006 — January 2007 (6 months)
Maintained and improved internal CRM written in PHP with a MySQL backend.
Implemented:
- TeleVox, an automated call system to notify customers of late or past due payments and cut off dates.
- Dynamic system architecture to provide a common object base and user interface for multiple systems using PHP, SOAP, XML, XSLT and AJAX. -
Software Development Manager, Lead Architect
Automotive Technolgy Solutions
(Automotive industry)
March 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Managed 3 developers and 2 graphic designers on 3 separate projects from start to finish. Designed the back end of a customer lead management system, an in-house and Internet inventory control system, a complete sales interface for multiple automotive dealerships, as well as a corporate web presence. Integration points include all 3 credit bureaus, Carfax, AutoTrader, Cars.com, KBB and Chrome Data Systems. Extensive use of OOP PHP5 and AJAX. Used both MySQL and PostgreSQL for databases. Implemented a template system with PHP and CSS to allow unique and custom designs and layouts.
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CEO
Aurora Media Consulting, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 7 months)
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Architect
mVite
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 1 month)
A PHP and MySQL application used to automate communications with users via SMS text messaging. Uses an advanced preference selection and scheduling system to ensure proper message delivery.
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Integration Specialist, Lead Developer
Verizon Communications
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
October 2004 — May 2005 (8 months)
Created deployment management tools for several environments in various lines of business. Architected and built a central management system to integrate several teams and provide access to automation tools through a web-based interface on a Unix backend. Built automated reporting tools with MSSQL and ASP .NET. Contract Position.
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Developer
Miracom Network
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2003 — March 2005 (1 year 5 months)
Responsible for design and development of an Internet based print management application. Implemented database abstraction layer and converted MySQL database back-end to PostgreSQL. Skills used include: OOP, PHP5, PHP4, PostgreSQL, XML, Pl/PgSQL, CVS, linux, bash, shell scripting, database optimization, complex object models and business analysis.
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Developer
Skywire Software
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Full development cycle experience with enterprise web-applications and database administration. Skills used include advanced OOP development, cross-platform integration, client Relations at both business level and technical level and systems Administration (Linux and Windows).
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Developer/Editor
Internet.com
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
September 2000 — June 2001 (10 months)
Manage site layout, handle e-mail requests and contributions, and write JavaScripts for the JavaScript Source web site. (http://www.javascriptsource.com) Manage site layout, handle e-mail requests and validation/verification of content added to ScriptSearch. (http://www.scriptsearch.com).
