Testimonials

• “Ben’s work educating our developers on Git is outstanding and sets an example for how engineers can own how they work and contribute back in a meaningful way.”
• “Ben shows up where most engineers back away from the opportunity. Partnering with central teams to provide feedback and then ‘do the work’, contributing directly, builds his credibility and sets him apart from many other engineers.”
• “Ben speaks with the right level of technical depth and context, tailoring his communication well working with Director+, senior associates, tech or product, etc.”
• “We depend on contributors like Ben with deep expertise in innersource, a language, or development practices to drive improvements that benefit engineers across the entire enterprise. Ben has quickly become one of the most influential external contributors.”
• “I am excited to work with Ben: he is a great teacher and sets an amazing example for the platform.”
• “Ben showed me some new tools and techniques that enabled me to write cleaner, more intuitive code. He was receptive of feedback when I reviewed his work and always open to two-way dialogue to work towards the best possible solution. He gave his full attention whenever we met even though the work was outside his normal scope.”
• “Provides incredibly thoughtful feedback”
• “Sometimes folks like to sit there and point fingers but not offer to help. Ben does not fall into this category: he actively partners with others to call out opportunities, bolster user experience, and add new features.”
• “A pleasure to work with”
• “The first thing I noticed about Ben was his attention to detail and commitment to producing the highest quality code. Ben is able to get up to speed on the most complex services and contribute thoughtful comments and suggestions via PR reviews. He always provides detailed explanations and background in his PRs, which helps us to learn and to understand the changes and the though process behind them.”
• “Always brings a lot of energy to solving problems”
• “Willing to share his deep knowledge of Git”
• “Contributes in a style I wish I saw more of. Not afraid to try something even if it doesn’t pan out, and it often leads to great things.”
• “Ben goes above and beyond to make Capital One a great place to work.”
• “Ben displays endless generosity, passionate and effective communication, and remarkable influence.”
• “One of the best engineers on the platform”
• “I’m impressed by his code quality, attention to detail, critical thinking, and initiative to improve.”
• “A true servant leader”
• “Ben’s patience and willingness to share knowledge helped me feel like I could meaningfully contribute right away.”
• “Demonstrated strong ownership and preparation.”
• “Ben was super engaged and always asking the appropriate questions so him and his team can fully support these [projects] moving forward. He catches on quickly […] Ben is very knowledgeable, professional, and is very easy to work with and I look forward to working with him in the future.”
• “When automating AWS DMS task failover was identified as an opportunity to reduce RTO, Ben readily collaborated to assess options and develop an effective near-term solution.”
• “Ben asked clarifying questions when appropriate, identified and documented multiple issues and their resolutions, and consistently shared these lessons with the rest of his team to improve their understanding.”
• “I’m confident in Ben’s ability to manage [recovery] smoothly, but more importantly, his efforts to train the rest of his team on the details extends my confidence to the rest of his team.”
• “[Ben is] the Git expert around here!”
• “Communicative and responsive […] I felt completely supported and heard.”
• “Effective and generous”
• “Delivered quality solutions, identified gaps and weak points, brought great ideas to improve our tools and solve issues”
• “Maintained clear and frequent communication”
• “Proactive on code and design review”
• “Able to juggle multiple complex projects”
• “If Ben is on the call, it goes much smoother. He helps his team absorb new information.”
• “Ben is a good example [of] how to take ownership of tasks.”
• “Ben has an exemplary personality and tremendous knowledge anyone can learn from.”
• “Ben is very focused on ensuring that his designs and his code meets or exceeds requirements, meet high indicators for quality, and seamlessly integrate with the application architecture.”
• “Ben readily offers his help to work inside and outside his workspace and steps in to lend his expertise and bandwidth.”
• “[Ben] actively contributes to design sessions and brings innovative ideas for forward thinking designs that automate and simplify platform engineering and make it easier for platform administrators to perform administrative tasks.”
• “[Ben] has been able to deliver very strongly on results, [and] used his expertise to encourage adoption of proposed ideas.”
• “[Ben is] diligent and open to learn [and is] an impressive addition to the team.”