Benjamin Sinkula
Senior Software Engineer at Skyward
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Sinkula is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building web and desktop solutions at Skyward, where he progressed from intern to senior engineer working primarily in C#, ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server and front-end technologies. He is comfortable across TFS and Git workflows and has hands-on experience improving UX for browser extensions—contributing front-end fixes and media controls to the popular streamkeys Chrome extension. A University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point graduate in Computer Information Systems and Web & Digital Media Development, he blends pragmatic backend engineering with polished front-end details. Based in Stevens Point, WI, he brings steady full-stack delivery and an interest in emulation and game development that informs creative problem solving beyond typical enterprise work.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Information Systems and Web and Digital Media Development, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Information Systems and Web and Digital Media Development at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
English
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Github Skills (15)
javascript10
chrome-plugin10
chrome-extension10
chrome-app10
browser-extension10
youtube8
spotify8
html7
haxe6
css6
compiler-optimization6
nodejs6
mutability6
python6
immutability6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
berrberr/streamkeys
Apr 2016 - Oct 2019
Global media player hotkeys for chrome
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:21 commits, 12 PRs, 13 comments in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily contributed to the front-end development of the "streamkeys" Chrome extension, focusing on improving the user experience and functionality. Their work included updating selectors for various media player sites like Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube to ensure compatibility and accurate hotkey functionality. Furthermore, the user implemented features such as song change notifications, and added or updated art, current time, and total time selectors for improved user feedback.
playerchromemedia-playerhotkeyschrome-extension
bsinky/howlongtobeat-cli
Apr 2018 - Sep 2019
HowLongToBeat from your terminal
Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 5 months
terminalhowlongtobeatcli
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