Smith, Ben

Current

• Web Developer at Ad Astra Information Systems

Past

• Web Developer at Maritz Inc
• Developer (Contractor) at Anheuser-Busch
• Developer at Third Eye Media

• Development Intern at Habanero

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Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

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Industry

Computer Software

Smith, Ben’s Experience

• Web Developer

  Ad Astra Information Systems

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 2006 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Worked with a dedicated team of developers on porting an education-centric desktop/server scheduling application to an enterprise web app. Spearheaded the implementation of a front-end framework to provide for full 503(c) compliance, as well as toolsets for controls. Wrote templates for business object generation with Codesmith and maintained SQL stored procedures, developed deployment and maintenance strategies. Successfully launched the new product line and provided development support to new customers.

• Web Developer

  Maritz Inc

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  August 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 2 months)

  Developed and maintained financial and commerce applications for a broad base of clients. Emphasized broad accessability and user testing for high-traffic public sites. Developed a rigid framework for control and front end development to better work with off-shore programming teams.

• Developer (Contractor)

  Anheuser-Busch

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BUD; Food & Beverages industry)

  December 2003 — August 2004 (9 months)

  Worked as part of a large team extending the functionality of a large sales and marketing tracking tool. Developed web services and front end for integration with a large number of distributors and other consumers.

• Developer

  Third Eye Media

  (Computer Software industry)

  May 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 8 months)

  Worked with a small team to develop commercial web applications for a large number of clients. From commercial brochure-ware to large sales and integrations applications.

• Development Intern

  Habanero

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 9 months)

  Worked on a large corporate integration web app to provide point to point integration between several corporate clients. Developed and maintained middle and back tier layers along with extensive refinement of the UI.

Smith, Ben’s Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  2000 — 2004

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