Ben Hodgson
Quality Control Inspector at PSA Airlines, Inc.
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolBen Hodgson is a detail-oriented Quality Control Inspector and experienced aviation mechanic based in Knoxville, Tennessee, with 13 years of hands-on experience across aviation maintenance, project management, and technical recruiting. He pairs FAA-compliant aircraft maintenance expertise with strong teamwork and communication skills developed leading crews and coordinating with leadership to minimize operational delays. Ben’s background includes customer-facing sales leadership and recruiting roles where he honed process management, client negotiation, and documentation accuracy. He also contributes to software projects on GitHub—improving code quality, documentation, and C# parsing libraries—demonstrating a knack for technical writing and code hygiene beyond his core aviation work. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he brings a disciplined, safety-first mindset and a rare blend of mechanical skill and technical literacy to complex maintenance and operational challenges.
13 years of coding experience
Associates in Aviation Maintenance, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General, Associates in Aviation Maintenance, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General at Liberty University
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Github Skills (39)
unit-testing10
python10
parser-combinators10
net10
dotnet10
webpack10
asp-net10
recursion10
monads10
parsing10
dotnet-core10
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Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
benjamin-hodgson/Pidgin
Apr 2017 - Jan 2023
A lightweight and fast parsing library for C#.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 204 commits, 21 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily focused on code quality and project setup, as evidenced by the initial commit setting up the editorconfig and running the formatter. They also made adjustments to project files (csproj) and documentation. The user implemented code analysis, fixed warnings, and addressed documentation issues throughout the project. They also added new features to the tests and refined existing codebase.
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ploeh/ploeh.github.com
Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
ploeh blog 'source code'
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:10 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Ben primarily contributed to the repository by adding and modifying comments within blog post files. Their contributions included adding, editing, and providing context for discussions on Haskell programming, specifically focusing on topics such as monads, functional programming techniques, and effect systems. They engaged in discussions, providing alternative viewpoints, and elaborating on complex concepts to enrich the content of the blog.
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