Erin Ballinger
Balloon Operator
Greater Indianapolis United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErin Ballinger is a full-stack developer and founder with nine years of experience building cloud-native, production-ready web applications that prioritize real-time interaction and usability. As the creator and lead developer of BLIMP, a telemetry platform used in live balloon flight operations, she has led end-to-end product lifecycles from system design to deployment and iterative improvements based on real-world user feedback. She specializes in high-performance frontends (React/Next.js), scalable backends, and responsive interfaces that make complex systems intuitive, and she enjoys blending engineering rigor with creative interaction design. Her work with Apollo Digital LLC demonstrates a track record of delivering client-facing, scalable systems that balance technical constraints and user needs. Unusually for a software engineer, she also brings hands-on operational experience as a certified balloon pilot and event production crew member, grounding her systems thinking in safety, real-world constraints, and guest-facing communication. Erin is actively exploring experimental interaction projects like InputStack and Sporeganizer while seeking frontend or full-stack roles that value craft, impact, and collaborative growth.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Double B.S. in Media Arts & Science + Informatics, Sophomore, Bachelor of Science - BS, Double B.S. in Media Arts & Science + Informatics, Sophomore at Indiana University IndianapolisProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ZapsterGames/BroadwayHub
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:380 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
ZapsterGames/PRoOmeA
May 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:1 release, 316 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
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