Ben Trachtenberg
Principal Engineer Network Automation And Tools
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolBen Trachtenberg is a Principal Engineer specializing in network automation and tooling with over a decade of experience designing, implementing, and automating large-scale data network infrastructures for major financial institutions. He has progressed through senior engineering and leadership roles at Citi and currently leads automation efforts at Wells Fargo, bringing deep expertise in Cisco architectures and certified networking and design credentials. Comfortable as a network engineer, coder, and systems admin, he blends hands-on operations with DevOps practices to deliver reliable, auditable network platforms. Based in Minneapolis, he is pragmatic about manageability and security—skills reinforced by VMware and CompTIA certifications—and known for translating complex network designs into repeatable automated workflows that reduce risk and operational overhead.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Applied Science, Electronics Engineering Technology, Bachelors of Applied Science, Electronics Engineering Technology at ITT Technical Institute
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Github Skills (35)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
btr1975/difflibhelper
Jan 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 40 commits, 4 pushes in 8 months
btr1975/zapish-logger
Mar 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:10 releases, 47 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 9 months
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