Shawn Benny is an engineering manager and former founder with eight years of experience building AI-driven applications that connect large language models to company data for document processing, data pipelines, and workflow automation. He blends full-stack production experience—from React frontends and Node backends to PostgreSQL and devOps—with product-minded leadership gained founding and scaling startups. Shawn has led cross-functional teams at Umbrage and now guides engineering at Veritec AI, while also doing hands-on consulting work to deliver evaluation systems that measure real-world AI effectiveness. Based in Austin, he pairs technical implementation skills with business development instincts, having run sales and growth efforts early in his career. He holds full-stack training from DigitalCrafts and a background in applied health informatics, which informs his focus on reliable, auditable AI solutions. Open to freelance and contract work, he favors projects that turn manual workflows into measurable, automated systems.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Immersive Bootcamp Full Stack Web Development, Immersive Bootcamp Full Stack Web Development at DigitalCrafts
Graduate Certificate in Applied Health Informatics Information Science/Studies, Graduate Certificate in Applied Health Informatics Information Science/Studies at UTHealth Houston
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push, 2 branches in 5 years 6 months
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