Ben Lopatin

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ABOUT ME

I help clients with Django sites get the most from their investment beyond launch day

Known to solve problems and turn clients into super heroes. My clients want to grow their businesses and expand the reach of their non-profits. They have concrete problems like how to boost revenue 20% and abstract problems like how to help their employees become more engaged. I bring them solutions. Sometimes this just means donuts. The rest of the time it means an understanding of their challenges, a clear roadmap for getting from the status quo to a brighter future, and a technological solution to make that roadmap a reality. And all with a toolbox full of open source tools like Python, Django, and PostgreSQL. And sometimes donuts.

English

Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)

Joined October 2017

EXPERTISE

Django

9 years experience

I've created and maintained Django sites since version 0.96, from microservices and 5-page websites to B2B SaaS applications and large sc...

I've created and maintained Django sites since version 0.96, from microservices and 5-page websites to B2B SaaS applications and large scale CMS's; solo and as part of remote teams. I've spoken at meetups and conferences including DjangoCon and PyTennessee.

Deploy Search algorithms pytest Django Haystack Legacy Code Testing Debugging Member management API Integration PostgreSQL

Python

9 years experience

As a Django developer I use Python everyday. I've worked with one-off scripts and sprawling complex applications, web frameworks like Dja...

As a Django developer I use Python everyday. I've worked with one-off scripts and sprawling complex applications, web frameworks like Django, Flask, and Falcon, and a fair share of API integration projects.

Testing pytest API Integration

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SOCIAL PRESENCE

Community Posts

Working with existing codebases: Great Tests, Bad Tests, No Tests, Slow Tests

Tests can make it harder to make changes to your software. Not just *missing* tests, but slow tests and bad tests which cause programmer pain, misdirected efforts, and false confidence. What do these four flavors of test look like and how can you correct for the troubled ones?

It makes cents: data representation choices

When numeric representation formats differ from calculation formats, choosing the latter for storage simplifies maintenance and debugging.

EMPLOYMENTS

Partner

Wellfire Interactive

2009-01-01-Present

Wellfire is a web consultancy that specializes in designing and developing B2B web applications. We're a small, seasoned team with experi...

Wellfire is a web consultancy that specializes in designing and developing B2B web applications. We're a small, seasoned team with experience building robust platforms for delivering business services. This includes MVP-adaptation and MVP-replacement for customers with identified business models who are or seek to be niche leaders. As technology lead I work with our customers to design and implement software development strategies, design and develop the underlying software, and ensure our customers can continue growing their business after initial launch.

Senior Consultant

Booz Allen Hamilton

2007-01-01-2009-12-31

Primarily served as a Knowledge Engineer to the Joint Staff J6, implementing and training enterprise process change with wikis, blogs, an...

Primarily served as a Knowledge Engineer to the Joint Staff J6, implementing and training enterprise process change with wikis, blogs, and chat; developing MacGyver solutions with JavaScript, classic ASP, and duct tape; and exterminating as much PowerPoint busywork for action officers as possible.

Manager, Data and Analytics

FedSources

2005-01-01-2007-12-31

N/A

PROJECTS

TellzeaView Project

Ballantine Digital Media

2012

Architected and built backend and infrastructure for the BuzzTown replacement, a multi-tenant, multi-region, and membership based site fo...

Architected and built backend and infrastructure for the BuzzTown replacement, a multi-tenant, multi-region, and membership based site for business publishing and customer communication.

Django

Geospatial Technology

Multitenant

Django

Geospatial Technology

Multitenant

Django Haystack

Applicant Tracking System

Client confidential

2011

Designed and built an applicant tracking system for custom workflow built around psychometric test results and various web service integr...

Designed and built an applicant tracking system for custom workflow built around psychometric test results and various web service integrations with data providers. Used by Fortune 100 customers on four continents.

Django

Pdf generation

SOAP Web Services

Django

Pdf generation

SOAP Web Services

Multitenant

Multilingual