Ben Aronson Email & Phone Number

Dublin 2, Ie

Project Lead- Pitched and receiving funding to build climate education platform for K-12 educators- Composed and led global, cross-disciplinary team towards building product MVP over 6 months - Forged partnership with largest environmental education non-profit in country to deliver 40+ hours of educational content- Interfaced and incorporated direct input from more than 25 user, subject matter expert, and business stakeholders- Performed in-depth research on leading education paradigms, education technology, behavioral science, and game designProduct Owner- Oversaw the implementation and completion of product roadmap with a team of 12 devleopers, designers, and testers- Reinvigorated implementation of Agile practices to enhance team efficiency by over 300% over 3 months- Advocated for product end users in response to and in collaboration with client team despite shifting prioritiesSoftware Developer- Developed suite of 20+ custom UI components parametrized to enabled WYSIWYG site development for design and marketing team- Committed production-level code to public-facing healthcare application for state government office using React + Node.js with containerized development and deployment through Docker and Jenkins- 4+ years experience migrating legacy government web application to cloud with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Cloudfront while using Java, Python, and ReactTechnology Assessment Specialist- Catalogued suite of 50+ software platforms for a region-leading homeless services provider to deliver strategy recommendations on streamlining costs, improving efficiency, and increasing guests served- Designed user research methodology and guided 8+ hours of stakeholder interviews with staff members to incorporate into recommendation set- Received two contract extensions from project lead per client requestResearch Consultant- Generated deep insight into public sector innovation and federal funding opportunities for local city and county governments

Arlington, Virginia, Us

- Contributed to the maintenance and improvement of large scale facility-locator application using a full stack: React.js with Redux, Javascript, AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, EC2, CloudFront), Java, PostgreSQL, CartoDB and other data visualization mapping libraries- Created a front-end testing suite using Python + Selenium for team-wide use- Renovated legacy data visualization mapping application to use newer tech by utilizing Docker, Java, Play Framework, and PostgreSQL to assist in the back-end redesign- Committed code to several other internal and external-facing projects, gaining exposure to various technologies like Apache Spark, Vue, Node.js, MongoDBTechnologies that I am familiar with to at least some degree: React.js, Redux, AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, EC2, CloudFront), JavaScript ES6, Java, Play Framework, PostgreSQL, Python, Selenium, Docker, Git, GitLab, Unix, Node.js, CartoDB, jQuery

• Maintained website and database content using cPanel• Renovated outdated site design using a new template, fixed certainfeatures to assist in the transition using HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL• Implemented mobile support for site using Bootstrap

• Automated testing of Underwater Acoustic Modem software usingMATLAB and self-taught C#• Developed Python and Bash scripts to assist in hardware testing• Ensured proper data collection techniques of underwatertransponders using MATLAB, Audacity• Implemented system for future testing of underwater equipment