Benjamin Bowser
- Resume
- email [at] awsben.com
- Cincinnati, Ohio
I am a software developer with a passion for learning new programming languages and solving new challenges that are presented to me. In my professional career and personal time, I have worked on projects in a variety of languages, including Java and JavaScript. Over the past few years, work opportunities have allowed me to up skill into a full stack developer. My personal work has involved the utilization of the Amazon Web Services platform, which I hope to use in a future role.
Work Experiences
Technical Consultant
- Utilized Apex (Java-like), JavaScript, and Lightning Framework (React-like) to build full stack Salesforce experiences for users.
- Worked directly with technical architects, external clients, and business stakeholders to refine requirements and architecture.
- Built and consumed APIs to communicate data between CRM and client systems.
- Implemented Paymetric (FIS) payment gateway for B2B store credit card processing for multiple customers.
- Built frontend solutions with JavaScript and used provided UI mocks to create desired experiences with HTML and CSS.
- Effectively managed time and tasks while completing work for multiple projects at once.
- Led a development team during the absence of architects, providing leadership to ensure project continuity and delivery.
- Built rapid prototypes and presented to C-suite level members with minimal notice.
- Advised customers on best practices and optimal solutions to efficiently solve their business problems.
- Created and grew a social Slack channel to over 400 members in one year with a feature in the company-wide newsletter.
Software Engineer
- New product development using a variety of enterprise tools, systems, and programming languages in an agile environment to create the largest financial API marketplace in the world
- Worked with SOAP and REST APIs written in various languages, including C# and Java. Development was primarily backend with code deployed to on-premises servers.
- Designed and architected new APIs based on user stories gathered through meetings with product teams regarding software requirements.
- Development on Real Time Payment project to decrease the wait time for banking transactions to fully post. Utilized Java to implement new features and functionality per business requirements.
- Used Git and BitBucket for version control, along with automated builds occurring in Jenkins.
- Project development in an Agile/SAFe environment, utilizing Jira to track progress to stay consistent with project timelines
- Participated in a company run hackathon, creating an Amazon Alexa skill with JavaScript and NodeJS that helps users manage their retirement. The user can use their voice or touchscreen to see different features like account balances, news, and milestones.
Student Networking Assistant - IT
- Assist network engineers in daily operation of managing a large-scale enterprise network for over 15,000 users.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and install new equipment, often in networking rooms in buildings on campus.
- Visit offices and dorm rooms to repair customer equipment and diagnose connection issues, redirecting issue to the proper department if necessary.
- Work with other non-IT departments to gain access to restricted areas where work will be conducted, including construction sites, tunnels, crawlspaces, mechanical rooms, attics, and other access-controlled rooms.
- Respond to unexpected outages in a timely manner, usually without knowledge of what caused the issue, including visiting locations to repair connections that serve multiple buildings.
- Replace and test new and existing fiber optic connections to expand network redundancy within the network.
- Deliver, setup, and retrieve Cisco telephones within the university telecommunications network.
- Diagnose and repair problems with Cisco access points to provide wireless network connectivity campus wide.
Projects
B2B Web Store
Built a B2B storefront used in 45+ countries, 11 languages, with multiple payment processors, for a producer of test equipment and lab software. Built completely on headless Salesforce B2B Commerce, with HTML, Javascript, and Apex.
Full Commerce Implementation
Replaced a legacy storefront by taking a Salesforce B2B storefront live that involved multiple Salesforce products, 30+ API integrations, and daily communication directly with company stakeholders for a large producer of plumbing supplies.
Mobile App Implementation
Built a full experience in the Salesforce Mobile app for a large accounting firm to help prepare for upcoming meetings. Received praise from internal mobile app team for discovering a new mobile app use case. Code was launched in late 2024 and is being gradually rolled out to more executives.
RetireMe Amazon Alexa Skill
As part of the FIS Hackathon called InnovateIn48, I worked with 4 other coworkers over the course of 48 hours to design a solution that could be a future product offering from FIS. My team members and I started from scratch at the beginning and successfully wrote a proof of concept Amazon Alexa skill to help users monitor their retirement. The user can use their voice or touchscreen of the device to access different features like viewing account balance, retirement milestones, and news.
Shopify Bot
Built with NodeJS, this app checks Shopify stores for new products added with titles that match a list of predetermined keywords. If a match is found, it pushes a message via a push notification provider to subscribed users.
Tumblr Notifier
A complex web application running on AWS that makes a call to the tumblr API to see if a user has recently liked a post. If the specified user has liked a post recently, the application sends a push notification to a list of users specified to tell them that a user is online. This ideally is designed for tracking when celebrities or famous accounts are online liking posts. I'm continuing to improve this project to add more features in the future.