I'm Ben Crow

Full Stack Developer

About Me

cartoon man with brown hair and white skin on a blue background

I'm a Full Stack Engineer with experience across multiple stacks and a desire to learn more. Recent roles have seen me responsible for features all the way from ideation and design through to testing and deployment. I'm an excellent communicator and facilitator, capable of engaging with people from a wide range of professional backgrounds and perspectives.

Teamwork

I want to work with people to => a better product.

Detail Oriented

A detailed approach that ensures quality products.

Process Oriented

Building on and integrating best-practice for efficient development.

Growth Mindset

A fast learner, always working to improve.

JavaScript/TypeScript

90%

React

85%

HTML/CSS

80%

Ruby on Rails

90%

NodeJS/AdonisJS

60%

Application Testing

75%

Development Operations

60%

Cloud Services

60%

Project Tools (Trello etc.)

75%

Source Control

80%

Projects

React - Ruby on Rails - HTML/CSS - ES6+ - React Native

June 2024

Rails AI 20 Questions

Pixel art sky and grass with login form centered
A Ruby on Rails app, built with my wife Niki. The app uses a postgres database and integrates with Chat GPT, prompted to play the game 20 questions with you. The game is behind basic username and password authentication to limit API hits. We've used the bcrypt gem for secure password management/verification and rails sessions for authorization.
Ruby on Rails Chat GPT
GitHub Deployment

May 2020, September 2023

Movie Finder Widget

web app with search bar and movie info cards
React UI for searching TMDB. Returns results based on user search queries and client side filtering. Uses ES6 syntax and React functional components with Hooks for state and context management. Updated to use TypeScript, cleaned up and redeployed on Vercel September 2023
React TypeScript
GitHub Deployment

August 2020

Uzenlend

screenshot of website uzenlend.com main page
Built a lightweight PWA, hooking into the main site's Flask server sockets for authentication and chat rooms. Implemented push notifications and worked on adapting to React Native for app store release. Conducted a full range of testing including distributed load testing, automated testing and penetration testing.
React/PWA Flask/Sockets
GitHub (Private)

April 2020

Crypto Price Tracker

Crpto price information sorted based on coin and date
React PWA that provides up to date price information on selected cryptocurrencies. The node/express server regularly polls an API for information before updating the client.
React PWA Node/Express
Frontend Backend Deployed

February 2020

Looking Up Landscapes Website

Landscaping scene with Looking Up Landscapes logo
Small Business website build with HTML5, SCSS and JavaScript. Website design was developed in consultation with the customer based on their logo and chosen themes. Hosted on Google's App Engine with a custom domain.
HTML5 SCSS GCS
GitHub

June 2019

Hobbybuddies Marketplace

Beach shot with centralised search bar
Ruby on Rails project, deployed on Heroku. Designed and built with a project partner during my studies. The app incorporated authentication, authorization, search, Stripe payments and AWS file uploading.
Ruby on Rails AWS
GitHub

Contact Me

I'm currently looking for work in Sydney so contact me anytime!

My resumé can be found here.