Ben Chandler
Business Analyst Project Manager at ITC Management Group
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Chandler is a results-driven Business Analyst and Project Manager with 12 years of experience translating technical complexity into clear business outcomes and measurable efficiency gains. With an MBA and a BS in Computer Management & Information Systems, he blends formal business training with hands-on IT knowledge to reduce costs and streamline development—identifying duplicate efforts that cut dev time by ~20% and proposing changes that lowered expenses by 10%. He has led projects across organizations, consistently meeting deadlines and managing scope, budget, and risk while communicating effectively from executives to junior staff. A lifelong technologist, Ben also founded the ChatLounge IRC Network and is a substantive contributor to Atheme IRC Services and ChatIRCd, adding protocol support, performance improvements, and database features. That open-source background gives him uncommon low-level protocol and back-end insight for a PM/BA, enabling practical, technically informed recommendations. Based in the United States, he thrives at the intersection of client focus, operational discipline, and systems-level engineering.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Github Skills (7)
c1710
irc-server10
ttkthemes10
protocols10
irc10
c1110
database-management7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
atheme/atheme
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Atheme IRC Services
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 8 comments in 10 days
Contributions summary:Ben primarily contributed to the Atheme IRC Services project by implementing and modifying protocol modules, particularly for ChatIRCd. Their work included adding support for new channel modes, extending functionality, and adapting the codebase to align with different IRCd versions. They also made database-related changes to support new features and adjusted configurations for various services. Furthermore, they enhanced the project with code that focused on improved performance and functionalities within the project's services.
ircathemecirc-networksirc-services
ChatLounge/ChatServices
Oct 2014 - Apr 2018
Contributions:415 commits, 4 PRs, 205 pushes in 3 years 6 months
chatchatservicesbitbuckettwitchatheme
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