Who I am:I'm Ben, a hands-on leader with 20 years of experience tackling the complexities of legacy systems in the financial technology space. I've been through all the headaches – technical debt, slow feature delivery, siloed organizations, legacy systems – and I thrive on helping teams overcome these challenges to accelerate innovation.What I do:As VP of Enterprise Solutions at Praxent, I guide financial services and fintech companies through the modernization process, transforming their technology and business processes. We specialize in accelerating development cycles, initiating innovation strategies, reducing technical debt, and improving developer experience.My experience:* Finserv Specialization - I've worked across banking, insurance, and wealth with companies like Jack Henry, Amwins, OpenLending.* Minimizing Technical Debt - Untangling complex codebases into future-proofed, well-architected, streamlined systems.* DevSecOps - Improving SDLC across enterprise organizations to accelerate compliant, secure releases with reduced rework.* Cloud and Data - Optimizing cloud strategies for cost efficiency and implementing data strategies to distribute data ownership.* Enterprise Agile - Helping implement agile in a practical way for enterprises with siloed teams to improve velocity.Let's connect:If you're a tech leader struggling with legacy systems or looking to accelerate your modernization journey, I'd love to connect. Follow me for insights on tech debt, agile, DevOps, and cloud, or reach out directly to learn how Praxent can help you modernize and future-proof your systems.
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