Ben Woodall

Professional Experience

CompanyCam – Lincoln, Ne(remote)

Senior Engineering Manager (2022 to Current)

• Manager for 9+ engineers and 2 managers across 3 teams responsible for high traffic applications.
• Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and career development for engineering and management tracks.
• Collaborating cross-functionally practicing Shape Up processes.

Engineering Manager/Lead Engineer (2019 to 2022)

• Management and individual contribution on multiple product teams.
• Lead for a Ruby on Rails monolith using Postgres, GraphQL, and React. React Native for iOS and Android. Serverless applications using Go and NodeJS. Data engineering for AI/ML with Python.
• Deployment strategies featuring Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and Github Actions.

Cofense (formerly PhishMe) – Leesburg, Va(remote)

Manager of Software Development (2016 to 2019)

• Developed best practices and architecture for large scale Ruby on Rails applications.
• Technical project management using Agile Scrum principles.
• Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and collaborating with 24+ engineers.

Lead Engineer (2014 to 2016)

• Lead engineer and architect for a large SAAS application using Ruby on Rails and React.
• Developed many user facing features and back-end performance improvements.

University of Washington – Seattle, Wa(local and remote)

Instructor/Board (2014 to 2019)

• Instructor for Advanced Ruby on Rails certificate program at UW PCE.
• Advisory Board for curriculum development in Ruby and Python courses.

Deloitte Digital – Seattle, Wa

Software Engineer Level 5 (2013 to 2014)

• Software developer specializing in back-end app development with Ruby, Go, and Postgres.
• Training for Level 1-4 engineers.

thePlatform for Media – Seattle, Wa

Applications Engineer II (2011 to 2013)

• Internal Applications Engineer and deployments utilizing Ruby, Capistrano, and Chef.
• Customer Support development for thePlatform services and web suite for several Fortune500 companies.

Robert Half Technology – Bellevue, Wa

Senior Technical Recruiter (2010 to 2011)

• Temporary recruiting including identifying qualified applicants, conducting screening interviews, and evaluating applicant qualifications.

Education

Louisiana Tech University – Ruston, La (2003 - 2008)

• Major: Computer Science
• Minor: Technical Writing

Scrum Alliance - Houston, Tx (2016)

• Certified Scrum Master

University of Washington - Seattle, Wa (2012 - 2013)

• Major: Web Development, Ruby on Rails

Technology Summary

Systems/Architecture

• OS X
• Ubuntu
• AWS
• Azure
• Serverless/Lambda

Languages/Frameworks

• Ruby: JRuby, Sinatra, Ruby on Rails, RSpec, MiniTest
• Go: Net/HTTP, go-ethereum
• Javascript: Bootstrap, Angular.js, jQuery, React
• Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, CouchDB

Tools/Other

• Vim, git, tmux, git, gitops, Docker
• ShapeUp, Scrum, Basecamp, Jira, kanban
• Other: Solidity, Rust, Python, Snowflake, ERC-20

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