Ben Swift
Outreach Coordinator
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Swift is a software engineer and broadcast technologist with nine years' experience building interactive TV, Red Button services and studio systems for the BBC. He combines an MSc in Advanced Computer Science with hands-on roles as Studio Director and Outreach Coordinator, bridging engineering, operations and audience-facing projects across Radio 5 Live, Radio 4 and the World Service. A seasoned student-radio leader and award-winning presenter/sound engineer, he has a track record of modernising broadcast workflows—creating automation like the Fly On Demand platform and introducing studio visualisation for multiplatform content. Comfortable shipping production-grade software and running live studio operations, Ben excels at turning complex technical requirements into reliable, user-focused broadcast features. He is active in student radio governance and event delivery, bringing an unusual mix of production, community outreach and backend engineering to media technology.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Science at Nottingham Trent UniversityMSc Advanced Computer Science, MSc Advanced Computer Science at University of LeedsA Level, A Level at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
EnglishProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
benlswift/Sakila-Project
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:29 commits, 34 PRs, 34 pushes in 2 days
benlswift/benlswift.github.io
Apr 2018 - Feb 2021
Contributions:6 PRs, 38 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
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