New York, New York, United States
Ben is a web/app developer competent in several programing and scripting languages. Strong background in systems administration, networks, instructional technology, and digital preservation (e.g., digital archives). - PHP, Py, Java, JS, C#, bash - Linux (RHEL and Debian derivates) and Microsoft Windows system administration - Docker developer - Learning Management Systems administration (Canavs, Google Classroom, Sakai, Moodle, and Blackboard) - Conferencing tools administration (Zoom, Adobe Connect, WebEx, G2M, etc.), - Lecture capture tools administration (Panopto, YouTube), - Student Information Systems (SIS) administration, - Course evaluations and questionnaire systems administration (e.g., EvaluationKIT, Qualtrics), - archive systems Islandora and ArchivesSpace developer and administrator https://github.com/br2490
As Barnard Instructional Application Developer I work with all divisions of the Barnard Library, Barnard's faculty, student, and administration to build systems, create solutions, develop software, represent archival objects in a consumable way, and more. Barnard is an inspiring place to work. » Digital Archive Development (DAM) Principal back end digital repository architect, developer, maintainer, system ops, and front end developer. Communicate the Digital Archive's needs to consultants allocating tasks within limited budget. https://digitalcollections.barnard.edu/ - https://github.com/BarnardArchives » Faculty Development, and Development with Faculty. Support faculty using instructional technologies. Guidance on appropriate goals/tools. Support faculty grants in the crafting, revising, and in the subsequent planning & development of awarded grants. https://bt.barnard.edu/avirtualenlightenment/ - https://bt.barnard.edu/nycgildedages/ » Student mentoring and support. Mentoring students to become hackers, creators, developers. Inspiring students to break, fix, test, get frustrated, read the documents, and ask the questions. » Principal app developer for all of Barnard Library and Academic Information Services. Drupal development for our 4 Drupal Sites Traditional LIT Conducts needs assessments and pilots for software. » LMS administration, development, and integration: Barnard's primary and principal administrator for the LMS. high tier issues. Managed transition from Sakai to Canvas for Barnard College (300FAC, 3K FTE) Platforms: Canvas and Sakai » Evaluation Coordinator Barnard's faculty and course eval administrator. Consumer of data, generator of reports and statistics. Platforms: Sakai (to be sunset). Completed a vendor review; transition to a new system anticipated A/Y 18. Knowledge: WAG, DAM, Islandora, Fedora Repo, Drupal 7/8, Apache Solr \ Python, C#, Java, PHP, HTML/CSS/JS/etc., SQL, RDFs, LDP, XML/XSLT, bash
ISLE (https://github.com/Islandora-Collaboration-Group/ISLE) is the Docker version of the Islandora (https://islandora.ca) stack. The traditional Islandora stack takes expert-level knowledge, skill and systems administration chops to correctly configure and run. In my time as lead developer we proudly envisioned a complex set of Docker images that successfully made the deployment of the Islandora stack as simple as `docker-compose up -d` for end users. This work was both rewarding and challenging; it involved many skills and we worked tirelessly to provide the community what is now the default suggested method of installation by the Islandora Organization! The project is no longer maintained by me. Tasks included refactoring a consultant-delivered minimal viable product (MVP) Docker image. It was a single, large, multi-daemon Docker image that demonstrated the Islandra stack could be migrated to the Docker platform, but violated a few of the principal Docker rules! Their MVP lit a spark in me and I was welcomed to the team as the lead maintainer and developer for the time of one year. In that year, and with a few hours of work release, and a lot more personal time, the ISLE stack exists as it does today. This was a challenging project to step away from, professionally and personally rewarding and an experience I will not soon forget. Love Docker, Islandora, and ISLE. My Github name is br2490, ISLE repos are forked to the organization's repo: https://github.com/Islandora-Collaboration-Group
My time at Adelphi University was both rewarding and dynamic. I am an Instructional Technologist serving at the FCPE (teaching and learning center) and engage in design in consultation with faculty from across Adelphi's nine schools; I manage a support lab for faculty staffed with an average of 7 technologists; I am the primary support and maintainer of the learning management system for faculty; and I conceptualize, document, and support new instructional technology initiatives and projects for faculty, their students, and the University! Moodle Introduced to the University in 2008, I manage and constantly improve the University's learning management system (LMS), Moodle. I offer development series for faculty on using the platform in a sound pedagogical manner and maintain support documents, tutorials and a support website for faculty and students. I also perform administrative, developmental and maintenance tasks working in collaboration with our IT department. Instructional Tech and Special Projects I help faculty acquire and use instructional tech in their face-to-face, blended, or online classes. In this role I discuss objectives and desired outcomes and work collaboratively to determine appropriate technologies and/or methods. When technology has not yet been adopted on campus I engage with our IT department to acquire licensing. In this capacity I research and write thorough analysis of the tool. Outcomes of these pilots have been great, and in most instances the tools are adopted and acquired for larger numbers of faculty in following semesters. Faculty Support Lab I oversee and manage the Faculty Support Lab (FSL). The support lab is a collaborative space for faculty to receive support ranging in topic from document scanning, using the LMS effectively, and brainstorming coursework. I manage an average of 7 student instructional technologists with various academic backgrounds. The FSL provides assistance via phone, walk-ins, and scheduled appointments.
Educational information systems and networks. Summer 2013, 2014 Graduate level; seminar-based Introduction to computers and their application. Spring 2014 Undergraduate level; fully online design Introduction to computers and their application. Fall 2013 Undergraduate level; hybrid design (50/50 f-to-f/online)
As a student at Adelphi I was employed by a number of departments to help with a number of specialized tasks. My most memorable was working with the University's office of Sponsored Programs and Research. I was able to help create and manage a database of projects and provide a front-end (using Microsoft Access) to produce specialized reports. I was also able to work closely with the staff in the department to demonstrate data hygiene, accurate entry, and maintenance techniques. A very rewarding experience.
Conducted psychological research at CUNY Queens on eye saccades (rapid eye movements) in "ambiguous" situations.
A recurring summer job that provided opportunity to engage in special office projects ranging from state/federally mandated office inventories to network infrastructure maintenance.