resume.yaml

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meta:
  theme: stackoverflow
  canonical: https://benlittle.dev/resume

basics:
  name: Ben Little
  pronouns: He/They
  image: https://benlittle.dev/assets/profile.webp
  email: ben.little@benlittle.dev
  url: https://benlittle.dev
  location:
    city: Louisville
    region: Colorado
    countryCode: US
  profiles:
    - network: GitHub
      url: https://github.com/littlebenlittle
      username: littlebenlittle
  summary: >-
    Software Engineer, Mathematician, and Computer Scientist looking
    to make a positive social impact by building accessible and meaningful
    tools.

work:
  - name: CU Boulder
    location: Boulder, CO
    description: Higher Education
    position: Graduate Teaching Assistant
    startDate: 2021-08-01
    endDate: 2022-05-01
    summary: >-
      Led recitation sections, designed problem sets, assisted students
      one-on-one, and graded assignments.
    highlights:
      - Teaching
  - name: Aiva, Inc
    location: Los Angeles, CA (remote)
    description: Healthcare and Hospitality Technology
    position: Platform Engineer
    startDate: 2021-02-01
    endDate: 2022-08-01
    summary: >-
      Maintained legacy tech while team transitioned to more
      application-appropriate tooling. Assisted with implementing test-driven
      development to mitigate regressions and improve developer experience.
    highlights:
      - Bash / TypeScript / Go
      - Amazon Alexa
      - Amazon Web Services
  - name: Fruition
    location: Denver, CO
    description: Full-Stack Digital Marketing and Hosting
    position: Special Projects Engineer
    startDate: 2018-06-01
    endDate: 2020-08-01
    summary: >-
      Learned and used back-end web hosting tools. Built custom ETL pipeline for
      client-facing business intelligence dashboard using Google Cloud Platform.
    highlights:
      - Google Cloud Platform
      - Kubernetes
      - Rancher
  - name: Penn State Applied Research Laboratory
    location: State College, PA
    description: Naval Think Tank
    position: Research and Development Engineer I
    startDate: 2015-09-01
    endDate: 2017-07-01
    summary: >-
      Provided mathematical consult to GIS software team. Used Java to write
      extensions for a GIS research tool that was transitioning to production.

volunteer:
  - organization: Neurodiversity Community Center
    position: Technology Consultant
    startDate: 2024-04
    location: Lafaytte, CO
    summary: >-
      Built WordPress website and provided technical guidance during
      organization's initial launch.
  - organization: Rocky Mountain Equality
    position: Volunteer
    startDate: 2024-05
    location: Boulder, CO
    summary: >-
      Assisted with events, including preparing show venues and helping youth
      with arts & crafts at pride events.
  - organization: CU Association for Students with Disabilities
    position: Community Facilitator
    startDate: 2022-11
    location: Boulder, CO
    summary: >-
      Helped organize meetings and facilitate conversation among CU students,
      faculty, and staff who identify with the experience of being disabled.

education:
  - institution: University of Colorado Boulder
    location: Boulder, CO
    area: Computer Science
    studyType: Master of Science (Incomplete)
    startDate: 2021-08-01
    courses:
      - Foundations of Programming Languages
      - Computer Security and Ethical Hacking
      - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
      - Advanced Computer Architecture
      - Computational Complexity Theory
      - Network Analysis and Modeling
  - institution: The Pennsylvania State University
    location: University Park, PA
    area: Mathematics
    studyType: Bachelor of Science
    startDate: 2011-06-01
    endDate: 2015-05-01

certificates:
  - name: CU Mini Law School Certificate
    issuer: CU Boulder, School of Law
    date: 2022-05-01
    url: https://www.colorado.edu/law/academics/mini-law-school

skills:
  - name: Linux System Administration
    level: Advanced (8 years)
    keywords:
      - Provisioning
      - Filesystems
      - systemd
      - Containers
      - Virtualization
      - Firewalls
  - name: Programming Languages
    level: Advanced (8 years)
    keywords:
      - rust
      - go
      - shell
      - python
      - javascript
      - typescript
      - assembly
  - name: Software Development
    level: Intermediate (5 years)
    keywords:
      - Version Control
      - OOP
      - Functional Programming
      - Microservices
      - Web Development
      - Test-Driven Development
      - Automation
      - CI/CD
  - name: Formal Methods
    level: Beginner (2 years)
    keywords:
      - Type Theory
      - Proof Assistants
      - Symbolic Logic
  - name: Software Deployment
    level: Beginner (2 years)
    keywords:
      - AWS
      - GCP
      - Kubernetes

interests:
  - name: Social Progress
    keywords:
      - Transformative Justice
      - Neurodiversity
  - name: Music
    keywords:
      - Synthesizers
      - Guitar
      - Singing
  - name: Otaku Culture
    keywords:
      - Anime
      - Manga