Benjamin E Morgan

Wonderfab is a company that I founded to enable eCommerce for customizable 3D printed products. I also developed the algorithms to generate the 3D models. I used those tools to design the products sold. Customers can see a 3D preview of what they are ordering before they checkout. Orders are 3D printed and fulfilled by Shapeways.

Technologies used:
• Backend: Scala, Akka-Http, PostgresSQL
• Frontend: JavaScript, React, three.js
• Deployment: Google Kubernetes Engine, CloudBuild, CloudStorage

Integrations:
• FusionAuth
• Stripe
• Shapeways
• TaxJar
• SendGrid

When I began working for Clutch Technologies, I started building their core software platform from scratch. I worked with mobile app developers to define the API so that customers could:
• Sign up for service by providing their driver's license information, address, and payment information.
• Request to have a new vehicle delivered to them or exchanged for another vehicle at any time.
• View their account information.

I also built numerous tools for internal use by the company. In the beginning, these were templated pages built using twirl. As the size of the company grew, we began implementing these UIs with React. These tools included:
• Pages for screeners to review the driving record of customers after they signed up.
• Tools to manage the fleet of vehicles and the day-to-day process of exchanging, cleaning, and inspecting vehicles.
• Configuration pages to manage pricing, verbiage, and images displayed in the mobile apps.

I also built a back end for a new mobile app used by a concierge. A concierge delivers vehicles personally to the customers. The app featured:
• A schedule of the deliveries assigned to the concierge for the day.
• For each delivery, a workflow to guide the concierge through the process.

I designed and built a system for a digital concierge (call center employee) to communicate with the customers via SMS. We later extended this system to also work with the concierge (delivery driver) mobile app so they could also communicate with customers. Anything less than 100% deliverability is unacceptable, so this system features extensive monitoring to alert us to any issues.

I initially built this system using Layer (now defunct) to handle the real-time push of messages to mobile and web UIs. One day, I observed that Layer had lost some messages that we had sent through and was not functioning as documented. I submitted a ticket to them with specific details of the issues, but they never responded. I recommended that we replace Layer, designed a system to replace it and a plan to migrate to the new system. The team agreed we should build a replacement ourselves.

After we had fully replicated Layer's functionality, we were told they were going out of business in 30 days. Had I not observed these issues and advocated for a replacement, we could have had a major issue finding a replacement in time.

I built this robotic RC car as a fun personal project. An integrated Raspberry Pi serves up the control page over wifi. I wrote the software to control the car in Java, and the front end is a simple JavaScript page. Video streaming is provided by Motion. I also designed and 3D printed many of the plastic parts and constructed the circuitry for controlling servos and monitoring the battery.