CoFounder/Developer at MightyBrand
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
- Current
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- CoFounder/Developer at MightyBrand
- Web Professional (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Co-Founder at FramePlay Strategy and Development
- Co-Founder at BlueSwarm.org
- Lead Web Developer at precisehearing.com
- Academic Support - Doctoral & Virtual Programs at Colorado Technical University
- Intern (web development, programmer) at 30dps
- Academic Support / International Student Department at Colorado Technical University
- Education
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- Colorado Technical University
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Ben Rasmusen’s Summary
I recently CoFounded MightyBrand.com which helps companies track their brand through social media as well as easily engange in those conversations.
In October 2007 I decided to move into doing full time web strategy and development. I'm currently wrapping up projects and looking for new opportunities.
But my passion is web development. I love social media as it relates to the web as well as technology and the path it's taking. I enjoy keeping up with new trends in technology and specifically the internet.
Ben Rasmusen’s Specialties:
I have experience using the following languages and technologies: PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, XHTML, AJAX.
I'm familiar with and have used the following frameworks (ordered by most experience to least).
PHP/MySQL
*CakePHP
*CodeIgniter
*WordPress
*Drupal
Javascript
*Mootools
*Prototype/Scriptaculous
*jQuery
Ben Rasmusen’s Experience
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CoFounder/Developer
MightyBrand
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
People are talking about your brand. MightyBrand helps you listen and respond, all in one place.
I cofounded the company and am actively involved in strategy and product development as well as technical development. -
Web Professional
Sole Proprietorship
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Web development work.
Experience with:
* PHP
* MySQL
* CakePHP
* XHTML/CSS -
Co-Founder
FramePlay Strategy and Development
(Internet industry)
January 2006 — December 2008 (3 years )
What we do is simple: we help our clients take their ideas and turn them into reality. We don’t just build websites; We help our clients determine what they need to build in the first place. If you already know what you need to build, that’s ok too. We’re happy to offer advice and insight along the way. All this is more affordable than you might think, thanks to some innovative measures we’ve taken to keep our costs competitive.
www.frameplay.com -
Co-Founder
BlueSwarm.org
(Internet industry)
January 2005 — April 2008 (3 years 4 months)
*Assisting in developing site from the ground up
*Assisting in the technical aspects of the site, including coding in Ruby on Rails, PHP, MySQL, HTML and CSS
*Assisting in the marketing and growing of the site
*Assisting in the design and layout of the site from a functionality standpoint -
Lead Web Developer
precisehearing.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Recently rebuilt site from the ground up using a modified Zen-Cart installation. I was involved in programming 90% of the modifications as well as managing overall development.
*General improvements to site
*Drive traffic and sales
*Design
*Programming
*The site is built on PHP and MySQL using the open source Zen-Cart. -
Academic Support - Doctoral & Virtual Programs
Colorado Technical University
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; CECO; Education Management industry)
May 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 4 months)
*Assisting in Blackboard support for faculty and students as well as load and populate classes in Blackboard
*Maintaining student database (CampusVue) records including loading classes for each term
*Assisting in maintaining contact records for Admissions Director
*Assisting Faculty with technical aspects of course development
*Assisting with Doctoral residencies both planning and support functions
*Assisting with preparation and maintenance of adjunct faculty contracts for the doctoral and virtual campus
*Processing degree audits for the doctoral programs
*Assisting with course evaluations and helps to maintain the (Master Course Outlines) MCOs and master course shells for doctoral and virtual courses -
Intern (web development, programmer)
30dps
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2005 — June 2006 (10 months)
*Web development languages: HTML, ColdFusion and SQL.
*Data entry for website content
*Debugging of existing sites
*Assisting in maintaining and updating existing code base as well as proprietary Content Management System -
Academic Support / International Student Department
Colorado Technical University
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CECO; Education Management industry)
March 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 3 months)
*Designated School Official (DSO) – Responsible for communications between the school and Immigration and Naturalization Service
*Worked directly with International Students, issued government paperwork, regularly updated students government record, authorized students to work, and assisted them in maintaining their legal student status
*Assisted Faculty and Staff in academic matters
*Various data entry (grades - transfer credits - schedules)
Ben Rasmusen’s Education
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Colorado Technical University
Additional Information
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Ben Rasmusen’s Interests:
technology, web 2.0, real estate investment, financial freedom, snowboading, skateboarding, good design, business, programming, web development, elegant code
Ben Rasmusen’s Groups:
Colorado Springs Young Professionals
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On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
CakePHP Developers -
Web Standards Design + Development
Ben Rasmusen’s Contact Settings
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