Summary
Ben West is a seasoned software leader and founder who blends hands-on engineering with strategic delivery, transitioning from warehousing to software over two decades. As founder and owner of Radial Development Group, he built a 20-person consultancy, launched at least 10 startups, grew consulting income to about $2 million in 2019 with a projection to double in 2020, and led a 48-hour shift to remote work in 2020. He has mentored developers across Ruby, Python, Go, Elixir, and C#, and excels at turning legacy code into tested, TDD-driven systems with automated QA. His engagements span startups and established enterprises, delivering data architectures, payments integrations, and scalable web platforms while shaping strategic technology direction. Based in Loveland, Colorado, he leverages small, high-performing teams to deliver big outcomes for clients with constrained resources.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer