Chris Bendel is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and APIs, currently contributing to recipe.site and research-focused projects at Rice University. He combines hands-on engineering with teaching as an adjunct professor at Champlain College, bringing practical industry experience into the classroom. His background spans technical leadership and senior engineering roles across education and public-sector technology, with a strong grounding in frontend implementation, API design, SQL, Docker, and Git from early full-stack work. Based in Vermont, he blends academic and production engineering perspectives to deliver reliable, maintainable systems and often works at the intersection of education technology and applied research. A concise GitHub presence complements his professional roles, suggesting a pragmatic, project-focused approach to development rather than broad open-source evangelism.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Champlain College
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician at Nassau Community College
Contributions:34 reviews, 24 PRs, 104 pushes in 5 months
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