Garrison Benson
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Garrison is a full-stack Python/Django developer with nine years of experience in Python and over fifteen in web development. He's an organized, independent worker, a clear communicator, and a fast and eager learner of any tool or tech stack. Garrison loves finding win-win solutions to real problems, creating effective synergy between perfectionism and practicality.
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Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, Linux, Sublime Text
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded is a simple, yet surprising evolution simulator that let me watch little virtual creatures evolve into different species.
Work Experience
Freelance Web Developer
Self-Employed
- Developed responsive websites for clients.
- Worked with clients to recommend appropriate hosting platforms and technology stacks.
- Provided technical support.
Help Center Associate
Hope College Department of Computer Science
- Tutored computer science students in a variety of courses.
- Offered support on projects and homework assignments covering Java and many other technologies.
- Offered support with discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science.
Software Development Intern
LeanLogistics
- Developed software and front- and back-ends of a SaaS web application for logistics management.
- Contributed to a wide range of assorted R&D projects.
- Worked with a large Agile development team using project management and bug tracking software.
- Researched and developed a proposal for a content management system for internal company use.
- Performed data analysis and manipulation over a large logistics dataset.
Software Developer/Researcher
Hope College Department of Computer Science
- Developed a user interface for teachers to quickly and easily input data about their educational assessments.
- Performed iterations of a mockup for usability design and testing.
- Wrote regression tests for desktop e-textbook software.
- Worked closely with small teams of developers.
- Presented research on the development of a database of educational assessments.
Experience
EighthDayFarm.org
http://eighthdayfarm.org/Inspiration Forge Blog Engine
https://github.com/FarmCodeGary/InspirationForgeSkills
Languages
Python 3, HTML, Python, SQL, HTML5, PHP, C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, CSS3, CSS, Markdown
Frameworks
Django, Bootstrap, Jinja, ZURB Foundation, Django REST Framework, Bootstrap 3+, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP), Flex, Swing, GWT, Flask
Paradigms
Responsive Layout, Test-driven Development (TDD)
Tools
Git, Atom, Jira, Sublime Text
Platforms
Linux, Linux Mint, Heroku, Ubuntu, WordPress
Libraries/APIs
Requests, jQuery, Beautiful Soup
Storage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL
Other
Gunicorn, Python Social Auth
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Hope College - Holland, MI, USA
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