Benjamin Nockles is an entrepreneur and full-stack developer who builds teacher-focused EdTech products and classroom tools, blending a decade of NYC public school teaching with hands-on app development. As founder of Solutions for X and former Co-founder/CTO of Mastery Portfolio, he ships practical solutions that simplify assessment and daily workflows for educators, with apps available on the App Store. A former Math for America Master Teacher, he brings classroom-tested pedagogy to product design—having led professional development and piloted new seminar and assessment models. He codes in Java, Swift, and JavaScript and runs a YouTube channel and site (theperfectboardgame.com), demonstrating an eye for engaging multimedia and community growth. Based in San Diego, he writes and vlogs about education, travel, business, finance, and religion, showing a creative curiosity beyond pure engineering. His rare combination of classroom impact (notably boosting Regents outcomes) and product execution makes him effective at turning teacher needs into usable technology.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), Mathematics Teacher Education, Master of Arts (MA), Mathematics Teacher Education at NYU
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Mathematics at Willamette University
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