Benjamin W. Helgeson
2303 Eastside #112 Austin, Tx 78704
Contact
Telephone : 512.731.0407
benjamin.w.helgeson@gmail.com
Key Skills
Proficient or familiar with an array of programming languages, concepts and technologies, including:
PHP
MySQL
CSS
Linux Command Line
Drupal / Pressflow
HTML
JQuery
AngularJs
JavaScript
AJAX
Redis
REST API
Work Experience
Vubeology
Software Developer (PHP, AngularJs, MySQL)
 Develop, modify, and debug API used to display advertising information
 Implement API calls and process information for display on site
 Design and implement MySQL database structure used with the API
 Track session information and security hashing in Redis
 Document and maintain code and participate in weekly code reviews
 Work with Quality Assurance to determine testing criteria
Austin, Texas
May 2013 to January 2014
Austin, Texas
BioWare
Senior Web Developer (Drupal, PHP, MySQL, JS)
September 2010 to April 2013
 Develop, modify, and debug Drupal code implementations
 Design, architect, optimize and extend new and existing web components
 Create and modify new Drupal modules
 Continuously integrate Game Platform REST API
 Document and maintain code and participate in weekly code reviews
 Work with Quality Assurance to determine testing criteria and load testing
Austin, Texas
Kinesis Survey Technology
Web Developer (PHP, MySQL, CSS, JS, Joomla!)
May 2006 to July 2010
 Develop, modify, and debug new code for the company’s various survey software packages
 Develop and support client websites using a LAMP stack
 Develop, modify, and maintain custom Joomla! portals for clients
 Develop, implement, and maintain SOAP calls for use between survey software and web portals
 Develop, implement, and maintain monitoring portals for observing server health
 Publish new content to servers
 Participate in meetings to architect future software features
Metro State College at Denver
Computer Lab Assistant
 Troubleshot all user issues related to hardware
 Troubleshot all user issues related to software
 Monitored the lab for usage
 Logged all issues in the lab
Denver, Colorado
January 2005 to February 2006
Denver, Colorado
Whole Foods Market
Dairy Specialist
October 2001 to January 2005
 Ordered, tracked, inventoried, and stocked merchandise in the department
 Trained new employees on department standards and procedures
 Raised weekly department sales roughly $5000 a week
Dallas, Texas
Richland Chronicle
Web Producer (HTML, CSS, JS)
March 2000 to December 2001
 Led a team of four developing online content for the Richland College school newspaper
 Converted articles in Word files to HTML for use
 Implemented new features to the site
 Wrote web technology articles for the Richland Chronicle
Education
2004 to 2006
Metro State College at Denver
Classes in Web Development
2000 to 2002
Richland College
Classes in Web Development