# Ben Waples

> Software Engineer @ Specter Ops

Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benwaples

Full stack JavaScript developer with experience in consistently creating and delivering top products.

Skills {
    languages: [ 'Javascript', 'TypeScript', 'HTML', 'CSS' ],
    backend_end: [ 'Node.js', 'Express', 'Pug' ],
    front_end: [ 'React' ],
    databases: [ 'SQL/Postgres' ],
    testing_suites: [ 'Jest', 'Supertest', 'QUnit' ],
    tools: [ 'VSCode', 'CLI', 'Netlify', 'Heroku', 'PGAdmin', 'Postman, Github', 'Slack' ],
    currently_learning: ['TensorFlow Machine Learning', 'AWS S3'] 
}

Portfolio site: https://benwaples.dev/

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ SpecterOps
Jan 2023 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Software Engineer @ Destination Pet, LLC
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

### Software Engineer @ Brandlive
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Portland, Oregon, United States

### Associate Software Engineer @ Brandlive
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

### Software Engineer Teaching Assistant @ Alchemy Code Lab
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
Leading students through course work in full-stack JavaScriptdevelopment, providing code-reviews, debugging, and development best practices.

### Account Manager @ Brist Mfg
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Bellingham, Washington, United States
Created custom merchandise with 90+ accounts, tailoring each project to the clients specific budget, time frame, and design specifications.

### Account Coordinator @ Brist Mfg
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Bellingham, Washington
Assisting account managers to provide day to day customer service to ensure effective execution of customer objectives.

### Educator @ lululemon
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Burlington, Washington
Educate guests on exceptionally technical clothing as well as contribute knowledge and skills on the sell-through team.

### Apprentice @ Brothers Flooring
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Spokane, Washington Area
Removal of previous flooring and installation of hard wood or laminat flooring. Required a proficiency in power tools and creative problem solving.


## Education
### Computer Software Engineering
Alchemy Code Lab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Western Washington University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/benwaples
- Website: https://benwaples.dev

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Last updated: 2026-03-29