Ben Basten
Web Developer at HealthPartners
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Basten is a web and mobile application developer with seven years of experience, currently building full-stack solutions at HealthPartners from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He works across Spring Boot microservices, JavaScript UIs, campaign HTML email, and iOS/Android apps, combining backend rigor with polished, accessible front-end experiences. An active open-source contributor, he has improved accessibility and keyboard navigation in the high-performance Immich photo/video project, reflecting a pragmatic focus on usability and inclusivity. Ben is driven by continuous learning and eager feedback, and prioritizes thoughtful collaboration and genuine connection with teammates to turn complex requirements into practical, well-crafted products.
7 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Northern Michigan University
Github Skills (20)
sveltekit10
svelte10
keyboard-navigation10
flutter-apps9
translation9
javascript9
web-content9
webpages9
typescript9
typescript-types9
flutter9
flutter-game9
typescripts9
mobile-application8
ui-designer8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
immich-app/immich
Oct 2023 - Apr 2025
High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:66 reviews, 56 PRs, 342 pushes in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Immich application, making enhancements to both the mobile and web interfaces. Their work involved adding labels to app bar buttons in the mobile app and implementing keyboard accessibility and focus management for context menus and other web components. They also addressed accessibility issues related to rating stars and notifications and improved the translation of alt text.
videosmobile-appvideobackup-solutionbackup
ben-basten/group-music-server
Feb 2021 - Feb 2023
An mp3 music server with listening rooms for multiple clients to join and listen to the same music.
Contributions:1 review, 33 PRs, 135 pushes in 2 years
spring-bootreactgradlegroovywebsockets
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