Andrew Benner
Intermediate Software Developer
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Benner is an Intermediate Software Developer based in Kitchener with 11 years of hands-on experience building and refining web interfaces. He has a strong front-end focus, contributing to notable open-source projects like Mozilla's Brackets and Thimble—work that improved browser compatibility, reduced dependency bloat, and sped up live previews. At Vicimus and now AutoVerify he translated design intent into polished, performant user experiences while maintaining documentation and tackling tricky cross-browser CSS/JS issues. A Seneca College honours graduate in Computer Programming and Analysis, he pairs practical problem-solving with collaborative communication honed across agencies and education projects. Colleagues value his attention to detail in styling, build optimizations, and pragmatic fixes that quietly improve developer and user workflows.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming and Analysis, Graduated with Honours, Computer Programming and Analysis, Graduated with Honours at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
English
Github Skills (9)
html10
css10
javascript10
user-interface10
lessc10
front-end-development10
jquery10
autoprefixer9
code-editor9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mozilla/brackets
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:54 commits, 26 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the user interface and styling aspects of the Brackets code editor. Their work included fixing color editor functionality for compatibility with various browsers, including addressing the lack of -webkit- prefixes. They also made adjustments to CSS and JavaScript files, modifying font styles and correcting issues related to helpful links within the HTMLHinter. Furthermore, the user updated the project by removing unused submodules and adding an autoprefixer to the build process.
cssjavascripthtml-javascripteditorcode-editor
mozilla/thimble.mozilla.org
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
UPDATE: This project is no longer maintained. Please check out Glitch.com instead.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 21 days
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily focused on front-end improvements for the `thimble.mozilla.org` repository. They addressed jQuery-related issues, including reducing its size and updating its source, and modified the `layout.html` file to manage dependencies, which likely improved site loading times and resource utilization. The user also implemented a reload button, linking to the live development preview.
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