UI Architect | Speaker | Teacher | Google Developer Expert | Microsoft MVP
Pittsburg, California, United States
I am a Senior User Interface Engineer with a strong CS background. I'm most interested in web client-side programming, particularly in JavaScript. My passion is building web applications using the latest and greatest web technologies. I'm well versed in web standards, XHTML/HTML5 and CSS2/3, but I prefer the programming aspects of web development. Recently, I have found...
I am a Senior User Interface Engineer with a strong CS background. I'm most interested in web client-side programming, particularly in JavaScript. My passion is building web applications using the latest and greatest web technologies. I'm well versed in web standards, XHTML/HTML5 and CSS2/3, but I prefer the programming aspects of web development. Recently, I have found myself leaning towards UI architecture and UI framework type of projects that make it easier to create highly-interactive web pages.
I also contribute heavily to the open-source JavaScript framework UIZE (http://www.uize.com/).
Specialties:
* Web application development
* Object-oriented & unobtrusive JavaScript (frameworks & widgets)
* UIZE open-source JavaScript framework
* ASP.Net (C#)
* DHTML/AJAX
* XHTML/HTML5
* CSS2/3
* Optimization techniques (file weight and perceived/actual rendering speed)
* SEO techniques
* Localization/I18N principles
* PHP
* Usability testingSenior Software Engineer @ Working on the Listings team responsible for implementing our new, responsive event listings pages. From May 2015 to Present (8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaUI Architect @ • Co-architected & co-developed new product page framework
• Developed V2 of server- & client-side OOJS/OOCSS UI framework
• Developed new UI testing framework & facilitated code reviews
• Created UI technical specifications for large-scale projects
• Collaborated with PM/Design teams to vet & scope large projects From July 2014 to April 2015 (10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaPrincipal Contributor & Developer @ As part of my work with Zazzle and various other side projects (wardtog.com), I contribute to the open-source Javascript Framework library, Uize. From July 2010 to April 2015 (4 years 10 months) Senior UI Engineer @ • Developed server- & client-side OOJS/OOCSS UI framework
• Developed UI toolkit for commonly-used UI/UX widgets
• Co-developed next-gen product page for new class of products
• Collaborated with PM/Design teams to vet & scope large projects
• Facilitated weekly code reviews & mentored junior UI engineers From July 2012 to July 2014 (2 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaLead UI Engineer @ • Co-developed config-driven universal product page & design tool
• Developed new checkout flow UX & site-wide page header
• Developed universally accessible media browser & uploader From July 2009 to July 2012 (3 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaUser Interface Engineer @ • Developed dozens of product pages & design tools for products
• Developed C# class to parse & serialize JSON server-side
• Developed various DHTML widgets for pages using OOJS & AJAX
• Assisted in transitioning from VB ASP to V# ASP.Net back-end From July 2006 to July 2009 (3 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaIntern Front-end Engineer @ • Developed YUI AutoSuggest widget & TV listings UI using OOJS
• Developed Advanced TV listings UI using OOJS From June 2005 to January 2006 (8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaIntern Software Development Engineer @ • Developed a Perl-based web service which provided external clients the ability to retrieve, add, and update metadata for books with the Search Inside the Book (SITB) program. From June 2004 to September 2004 (4 months) Greater Seattle AreaIntern Software Test Engineer @ • Developed C# automated testing program for legacy TTS engine
• Developed a searchable web application using ASP.NET to allow team members ability to view chart results from tests online
• Developed a C# tool that took XML & CSV data and created Excel charts saved as .gif images From July 2003 to September 2003 (3 months) Greater Seattle AreaProject Assistant @ • Developed web application to store and browse professors' and graduate students' theses and papers
• Developed web application for the 14th IEEE International ASAP Conference
• Developed web application for managing and tracking laboratory keys From June 2001 to April 2002 (11 months) Houston, Texas AreaM.S., Computer Science, HCI Concentration @ Stanford University From 2006 to 2007 B.S., Computer Science @ Stanford University From 2002 to 2006 Ben Ilegbodu is skilled in: Web Applications, JavaScript, CSS, XML, AJAX, Web Development, User Interface, JSON, PHP, DHTML, Web Services, Object Oriented Design, C#, SQL, E-commerce
Eventbrite
Senior Software Engineer
May 2015 to Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Zazzle
UI Architect
July 2014 to April 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
UIZE
Principal Contributor & Developer
July 2010 to April 2015
Zazzle
Senior UI Engineer
July 2012 to July 2014
San Francisco Bay Area
Zazzle
Lead UI Engineer
July 2009 to July 2012
San Francisco Bay Area
Zazzle
User Interface Engineer
July 2006 to July 2009
San Francisco Bay Area
Yahoo! Inc.
Intern Front-end Engineer
June 2005 to January 2006
San Francisco Bay Area
Amazon.com
Intern Software Development Engineer
June 2004 to September 2004
Greater Seattle Area
Microsoft
Intern Software Test Engineer
July 2003 to September 2003
Greater Seattle Area
Rice University
Project Assistant
June 2001 to April 2002
Houston, Texas Area
What company does Ben Ilegbodu work for?
Ben Ilegbodu works for Eventbrite
What is Ben Ilegbodu's role at Eventbrite?
Ben Ilegbodu is Senior Software Engineer
What industry does Ben Ilegbodu work in?
Ben Ilegbodu works in the Internet industry.
Who are Ben Ilegbodu's colleagues?
Ben Ilegbodu's colleagues are Sam Neely, Christina Cedercreutz, Victoria Nelson, Katherine Fewer, Ping Luu, Shalin Varghese, Abby Lewis, Peter Yip, Michal Vardy, and Claire Niederberger
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