Senior Full-stack Engineer
2016 - 2018Kentik- Transitioned an existing Backbone.js application to React.
- Redesigned, simplified, and implemented a new version of an existing alerting application that contained over 100 form fields and drastically reduced the amount of customer support calls with the simplified redesign.
- Developed a universal search feature for a customer-facing analytics application that allowed all of the application's data entities to be searched instantly within a single interface.
- Implemented various private APIs on a Node.js and PostgreSQL back end.
Technologies: UX, UI, Web App UX, Web UI, PostgreSQL, App UI, HTML5, Webpack, Less, CSS, HTML, Backbone.js, Node.js, React, JavaScriptSenior Engineer
2013 - 2014Payfirma- Retrofitted the entire product for multilingual support as a requirement for the advance of a major financial partnership.
- Performed a security audit of the code and application.
- Created developer tools and documentation to enhance developer workflow.
- Improved the UI and UX across the entire application with an overhaul of the existing CSS code.
- Redesigned the database and the API for consistency, readability, performance, and future expansion.
- Mentored junior developers as needed on solving issues, code patterns, and general best practices.
Technologies: UX, UI, Web App UX, Web UI, Backbone.js, App UI, HTML5, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, JavaScriptIndependent Contractor
2012 - 2012YouEye- Helped develop a user-testing application using Ruby on Rails and Backbone.js.
- Built various prototypes and created test suites for the application.
- Implemented a UX recommendation library that recommended specific best practices based on what UX problems were encountered.
Technologies: jQuery, HTML5, MySQL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Backbone.js
Benjamin Kuker
Software Developer in Langley, BC, Canada
Member since October 15, 2019
Benjamin is a solid developer with career highlights of working as a senior full-stack developer for a big data analytics startup, a payment processor, and a user testing service. He's worked across the entire development lifecycle and specializes in the front end. Benjamin is meticulous with implementation details while always considering and balancing broader stakeholder concerns. Communication wise, he is prompt, relevant, and professional.
Benjamin is now available for hire
Experience
- JavaScript 12 years
- Interface Design 12 years
- CSS 12 years
- HTML5 12 years
- Web UX Design 8 years
- Backbone.js 6 years
- Node.js 5 years
- React 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
React, Front-end Development, JavaScript, Git, Fireworks, Microsoft Excel, CSS, Bootstrap
The most amazing...
...project was modifying a financial app so that it could use multiple languages for a major corporate partnership. It was done on time and worked flawlessly.
Employment
Experience
- UI/UX Portfoliohttps://virtuosimedia.github.io/Portfolio/
This is a general portfolio showcasing my UI, UX, and front-end development skills. The projects include a sample data application, a series of mockups for a proposed alert policy platform, a web-based game, and a mobile UI framework.
Skills
Languages
HTML, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS, LessFrameworks
Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails (RoR)Libraries/APIs
jQuery, React, Backbone.js, Node.js, WebGLOther
Front-end, Localization, Icon Design, Front-end Development, UI, UX, App UI, Web UI, Web App UX, SVG, Google SEOTools
Canvas, Git, Grunt.js, Microsoft Excel, Fireworks, Ansible, Gulp.js, WebpackParadigms
Web UX Design, Interface DesignStorage
MySQL, PostgreSQL
Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree in English2003 - 2006University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN, USA
