Ben Schmidt
VP Development at Opencare.com
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Schmidt is a VP of Development and full-stack engineer based in Calgary with a decade of practical experience and a Computer Science degree underway at the University of Calgary (Networks & Distributed Computing). He combines leadership of student tech initiatives with hands-on front-end work at Opencare, shipping web tools that prioritize intuitive UX and real user value. Ben has led cross-functional teams from project management to technical oversight, including building recruitment-focused web apps and Unity game projects, showing versatility across domains. His background in customer-facing roles like specialty coffee informs a user-centric approach and strong communication skills that help translate complex technical problems into deliverable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
National Senior Certificate, N/A, National Senior Certificate, N/A at Theodor Herzl High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Calgary
English
Github Skills (29)
ocean8
arch7
linux6
bash6
pressure5
zsh5
shell5
macos5
network-automation5
configurations5
oms5
tailwind5
downgrade4
typescript4
nextjs4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
techstartucalgary/CyberHire
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
A platform for employers and applicants to connect.
Contributions:17 reviews, 84 commits, 87 PRs in 4 months
employersapplicants
Anidion/DataBook
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Library Management System for a CPSC 471 Project at the University of Calgary
Contributions:9 reviews, 21 PRs, 23 pushes in 6 days
drizzle-kitdrizzle-ormexpressjsmysql2nextjs
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