Ben Shadle

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Timeline
About me
CTO / Lead Software Engineer / Co-Founder
Education
- Hoover High School
  2002 - 2006
  Honors Diploma
- Walsh University
  2009 - 2019
  Master of Education - MEd
  Received Teaching License from Ohio Board of Education and completed 24 graduate hours by June 2010. Completed Master's degree in April 2019.
- Kent State University
  2006 - 2008
  Bachelor's Integrated Life Sciences
  Summa Cum LaudeHonors College ScholarDepartmental Award Winner in Chemistry at Kent State University Stark CampusAccepted into Medical School at NEOUCOM (now NEOMED)
Experience
- Kent State University
  Jan 2007 - May 2007
  Researcher
  Conducted Neurobiological Research with Dr. Eric Mintz (PhD) focused on Circadian Rhythms.
- Kent State University
  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
  Researcher
  Conducted Neurobiological Research with Dr. Eric Mintz (PhD) focused on Circadian Rhythms.
- Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
  Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
  Researcher
  Conducted Viral/Biochemical Research with Dr. Ken Rosenthal (PhD) focused on HSV.
- Ohio House of Representatives
  Mar 2009 - Sept 2009
  Public Relations and Communications Intern
  Assisted in public relations, researched and summarized legislation, prepared for and attended media events, constituent and stakeholder outreach, and performed administrative duties for Ohio State Representative Stephen Dyer.
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic School
  Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
  Student Teacher
  Taught chemistry, physics, and biology to 7th, 8th, 11th, and 12th-grade students.Used data-driven methods to improve student performance and engagement, used standards based assessments to track student progress, and used feedback from students and cooperating teachers to refine lessons. Received an Ohio Provisional Teaching License for Adolescent Young Adult Integrated Science. Promoted a teacher residency pilot program at the Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations Conference. Show less
- Codehorts / WPLauncher
  Nov 2010 - Jan 2020
  Co-Founder
- Booz Allen Hamilton
  Jan 2020 - May 2022
  Lead Engineer
- The Farmlink Project
  May 2022 - Jul 2024
  Fought hunger, food insecurity, and climate change.
  - Chief Technology Officer
    Apr 2023 - Jul 2024
  - Head of Product
    May 2022 - Apr 2023
- Freelance
  Aug 2024 - now
  Lead Software Engineer
  Building a Next.js application for a client that allows customers to login, logout, create and update profile information, store quiz results in Firestore, retrieve those results and display them, display and search through a list of carbon offsets, enable the purchase of carbon offsets and creation of those offsets using web3 technology, and built a CI/CD pipeline for same.
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®)
  Scrum Alliance
  Jun 2021
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- Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
  Scrum Alliance
  May 2021
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- Teaching License in Integrated Science (grades 7-12)
  Ohio Board of Education
  Jun 2010
- ICAgile Certified Professional
  ICAgile
  Feb 2020