Benjamin Bertrand Email Address

Senior Developer

O.C. Tanner develops employee recognition strategies and rewards programs that help companies appreciate people who do great work.

I apply a market-driven approach to build software to high-quality, objective standards for: performance, security, accessibility, and localization. I've achieved this through good testing, 12 factor devops, Domain-Driven Design, standardized work, and process transparency. My management style is Collaborative and more Theory Y: provide the vision, structure the process, and let them solve the problems, and coach their skill growth. My development style is functional-first with a healthy dose of testing. Skills: Project planning, Agile, scrum, five-phase SDLC, most everything related to application development: architecture, deployment, integration, security, maintenance and archival, and strong written communication skills. Continuous Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, Akkeris, CircleCI, github actions. Interested in: Cyclical nature of time, truly localized apps, integration testing methodologies, functional programming, music theory. Experienced in: IT hiring, UI layer, JavaScript, NodeJS, application security, threat assessments, GDPR compliance, Web Accessibility, WCAG, VPAT, internationalization & localization. Site analytics and data layer, Domain-Driven Design for software solutions, large-scale github repo management, managing developer teams, TDD, refactoring front-ends to bring them into ADA Section 508 compliance. Creating front-end integration testing, retrofit responsive designs for all screen sizes, refactoring asset pipelines, non-Flash media solutions, Enterprise Content Management, ez Publish Certified Developer, last trained on Nuxeo. Finally, not that I've used it professionally, but I was trained in Erlang, OTP and Elixir by Robert Virding himself.