Ben Galon
VP Data
Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Galon is a data and geo-information technology leader with 13 years of experience building and scaling data teams and products across mobility and adtech, currently serving as VP Data at Lumen. He holds a PhD in Geographic Information Science from Technion and combines deep academic expertise in spatial systems with hands-on software engineering, evident from contributions to the OpenTripPlanner routing engine. At Moovit and Namogoo he grew R&D and data capabilities, translating complex geo-spatial and behavioral signals into production-grade solutions. Known for assembling high-performing teams and balancing diverse perspectives, he focuses on practical, measurable impact rather than ivory-tower research. Colleagues describe him as a passionate technologist who pairs domain rigor with a knack for operationalizing research into robust products.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science and Cartography at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Github Skills (4)
opentripplanner10
java10
javas10
graph-algorithms10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
opentripplanner/OpenTripPlanner
Nov 2012 - Jun 2013
An open source multi-modal trip planner
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily contributed to the back-end logic and functionality of the OpenTripPlanner project. Their work focused on addressing specific issues, such as fixing bugs related to route patching and island pruning. The user also made code improvements to the graph building process, including adding functionality for analyzing and logging isolated subgraphs, enhancing the handling of transit stops. These changes improve the stability and functionality of the core routing engine.
multimodal
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