1. Benjamin Barringer
800 Vineyard Drive Apt. 401 • Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 • (330) 705-4978 • ben.c.barringer@gmail.com
Objective
Work with a challenging team to grow technical and project leadership experience, and deliver highly valued
technologies that improve business results.
Education
Kent State University Kent, Ohio
B.S. in Computer Science May 2012
Computer Skills
Operating Systems: Windows 7 and prior versions
Application Software: Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, Perforce, Cygwin, VNC,
SSH, SVN, CMake, Unity, Rubymine, nUnit/Rhinomocks, Eclipse, Force.com IDE, Salesforce.com
Platform, Salesforce.com Data Loader, SharePoint, SourceSafe, SourceTree
Programming Skills: C/C++/C#, VB with ASP, SQL, XML, HTML, DirectX, OpenGL, Microsoft .NET
Framework, Ogre3D, XNA Studio 3.0/4.0, Android, Java, Test Driven Development, Ruby,
Salesforce.com API, Salesforce.com Apex, Salesforce.com Visualforce
Related Experience
AmTrust Financial Cleveland, OH
Software Engineer I April 2014 – April 2016
Maintained prior and current versions of automation and validation engine and helped implement new
version for North Carolina insurance business client.
Designed and implemented new data table model to execute more dynamic and configurable automation
and validation execution.
Worked alongside developers and testers both in and outside of daily team using SharePoint ticketing
system, teleconference, and Microsoft Lync
Using VB.Net, ASP, and SQL, developed new product features for web-based applications to be used by
insurance agents.
Leveraged Visual Studio 2013, SQL Server Management Studio, SharePoint, SourceSafe, SourceTree to
support development requirements.
Acumen Solutions Seven Hills, OH
Software Developer Consultant August 2012 – March 2014
Created highly valued business services as a certified Salesforce.com developer to a broad range of clients
and customers.
Delivered ongoing support and system functionality improvements over multiple phases and iterations.
Serviced clients by utilizing the Salesforce.com Apex language for backend automations, Visualforce
language for frontend user interfaces, and Force.com UI for administrative system-wide customizations.
Collaborated with teams of developers to create tools and utilities aimed for reuse within other company
owned projects.
Consulted with clients to provide them the highest quality software possible and also to offer options for
improvements and enhancements.
Utilized Force.com IDE plugin within Eclipse to develop Apex based Win Forms and Visualforce, HTML,
CSS, and Javascript based Web Forms.
2. MRI Software Highland Hills, OH
Software Developer Intern January 2012 - May 2012
Studied and implemented different programming languages with a focus on SQL, C#, VB, .NET
Framework, Ruby, and ASP
Adapted to frequent and ongoing changes in a quickly growing product
Utilized agile development techniques on a development team through paired programming activities, task
cards, and SCRUM
Collaborated with multiple departments to address different components of a large product
Researched extensively to establish a working knowledge of the core product in order to diversify projects
Utilized Microsoft Visual studio to develop C#, VB6, and VB.NET based Win Forms.
Game Development Practicum Team Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
August 2011 - December 2011
Collaborated with team members to produce an interactive multimedia theatre engine
Documented the project's progression and goals into a shared wiki website
Designed and developed demonstrations of the engine's capabilities and overall progress regularly to be
presented to the client
Discovered and solved flaws within the engine through extensive testing, saving the team from weeks of
debugging
Studied a broad range of programming languages and applications in order to contribute to many different
aspects of the project
Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio and Ogre 3D Engine framework to develop C++ based Win Forms.
Other Work Experience
Service Dog Volunteer, Canines Helping Independent People (CHIP), Canton, Ohio Summer 2006
Bible School Chaperone, St. Stephens Martyr Lutheran Church, Canton, Ohio Summers 2005-2007
Honors/Activities
Initiate Scholarship Head, Initiate August 2011 - December 2011
Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity, Beta Beta Chapter
Dean's List Three Semesters
Member, ACM - Association for Computing Machinery August 2011-Present
Vice President of Education, Officer August 2013 – March 2014
Toastmasters International, Acumen Branch