Ben Rasmusen
Co-Founder and developer at MightyBrand.com
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://benrasmusen.com |
| Skills: | AJAX, HTML / CSS, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Rails, Software Engineering, Web Development |
| Location: | Colorado |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Colorado Technical University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | MightyBrand |
| Position: | CoFounder/Developer |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Employer: | Sole Proprietorship |
| Position: | Web Professional |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Web development work.
Experience with: * PHP * MySQL * CakePHP * XHTML/CSS |
| Employer: | FramePlay Strategy and Development |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | What we do is simple: we help our clients take their ideas and turn them into reality. We don’t just build websites; We help our clients determine what they need to build in the first place. If you already know what you need to build, that’s ok too. We’re happy to offer advice and insight along the way. All this is more affordable than you might think, thanks to some innovative measures we’ve taken to keep our costs competitive.
www.frameplay.com |
| Employer: | precisehearing.com |
| Position: | Lead Web Developer |
| Time period: | September 2006 - October 2007 |
| Description: | Recently rebuilt site from the ground up using a modified Zen-Cart installation. I was involved in programming 90% of the modifications as well as managing overall development.
*General improvements to site *Drive traffic and sales *Design *Programming *The site is built on PHP and MySQL using the open source Zen-Cart. |
| Employer: | 30dps |
| Position: | Intern (web development, programmer) |
| Time period: | September 2005 - June 2006 |
| Description: | *Web development languages: HTML, ColdFusion and SQL.
*Data entry for website content *Debugging of existing sites *Assisting in maintaining and updating existing code base as well as proprietary Content Management System |
| Employer: | Colorado Technical University |
| Position: | Academic Support - Doctoral & Virtual Programs |
| Time period: | May 2005 - August 2006 |
| Description: | *Assisting in Blackboard support for faculty and students as well as load and populate classes in Blackboard
*Maintaining student database (CampusVue) records including loading classes for each term *Assisting in maintaining contact records for Admissions Director *Assisting Faculty with technical aspects of course development *Assisting with Doctoral residencies both planning and support functions *Assisting with preparation and maintenance of adjunct faculty contracts for the doctoral and virtual campus *Processing degree audits for the doctoral programs *Assisting with course evaluations and helps to maintain the (Master Course Outlines) MCOs and master course shells for doctoral and virtual courses |
| Employer: | BlueSwarm.org |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | December 2004 - December 2008 |
| Description: | *Assisting in developing site from the ground up
*Assisting in the technical aspects of the site, including coding in Ruby on Rails, PHP, MySQL, HTML and CSS *Assisting in the marketing and growing of the site *Assisting in the design and layout of the site from a functionality standpoint |
| Employer: | Colorado Technical University |
| Position: | Academic Support / International Student Department |
| Time period: | March 2004 - May 2005 |
| Description: | *Designated School Official (DSO) – Responsible for communications between the school and Immigration and Naturalization Service
*Worked directly with International Students, issued government paperwork, regularly updated students government record, authorized students to work, and assisted them in maintaining their legal student status *Assisted Faculty and Staff in academic matters *Various data entry (grades - transfer credits - schedules) |
| Employer: | Starbucks |
| Position: | Shift Supervisor/Barista |
| Time period: | May 2001 - March 2004 |
| Description: | *Coordinated and direct employees, assign positions, delegate tasks, as well as manage breaks
*Guaranteed that daily duties were fulfilled *Handled Cash and deposits |
EDUCATION
| University: | Colorado Technical University |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Technology, web 2.0, real estate investment, financial freedom, snowboading, skateboarding, good design, business, programming, web development, elegant code |
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