Jonathan Bernesser is a Software Engineering Manager at Art Blocks Inc.. He possess expertise in test driven development, ruby, javascript, ruby on rails, css and 17 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "In the time I worked with Jonathan (JB) on the same team, I observed how great a software engineer, manager and mentor he is. He is always up to date with the latest engineering trends and would always share information and tips with me on the best engineering practices to utilize in my daily work. He coached and helped me understand the architecture of the various internal systems that were being used by our team at 2U and even penned down documentation that was super useful in guiding me in setting up the different development environments to implement online program platforms for the university partners. His knowledge of the tech systems and tools that are used by various teams in 2U is broad and unmatched and is always a reliable resource even to the other software engineers on the team. He would always have the right answers and solutions to problems and I greatly admire his thought process. I consider him my role model for what a software engineer should be. As my manager he was always a great source of information, consistently providing updates on the team’s strategy, future plans, and any upcoming changes. He would clearly communicate the team’s priorities in such a way that I would know exactly how I would add value to the team's efforts. He would keep checking up on me to check on my progress and keep me accountable, and we would even have monthly one-on-one sessions. It was in those sessions that I saw JB as a natural-born mentor and leader. The greatest quality I observed that he had was his empathy how it manifests itself in his leadership style. He was always supportive and encouraging, always keeping up with what I was working on even outside my professional life and was an excellent source of wisdom. He helped keep me accountable on my personal career development and growth and was always eager to help me whenever he could. JB is absolutely one of the very best managers I have ever had in my professional experience. Because of JB's influence over the past year, I have evolved to be a better engineer, a better professional, and a better person. I count him as one of my guiding lights in my professional career and I am so glad I had the chance to work with him and observe his excellence at work. I highly recommend him to anyone out there who seeks an opportunity to work with him for he is truly outstanding."