Ben Carpenter - Web Consulting

I do design, planning and implementation consulting for software projects, especially dynamic web applications.

Some of the technologies I work with:

• Opscode Chef / AWS / EC2
• Ruby on Rails / Javascript / React
• Linux / Nginx / Relational Databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc)
• RFID / Espressif / Arduino
• Internetworking (LANs/WANs, Trenching/Excavation, DIY Fiber/WiFi)

Fields of interest include:

• Startups / Corporate Finance / Entrepreneurial Economics
• History / Law / Real Estate
• DevOps / Datacenter Management
• Cloud Computing / SaaS
• Databases (relational and other)
• Scalability / Load Balancing
• Distributed Systems / Message Queuing
• Virtualization / Parallelism
• Security
• Industrial Automation / SCADA

Current and past clients (partial list):

• LandOBooks.com - a website that finds you the cheapest book price online. Especially useful for college textbooks.
• Scribbless.com - a free, online list maker (todo lists, shopping lists, wishlists, shared lists)
• BookRenter.com - the first online textbook rental company
• Rafter - creators of educational management software
• Eucalyptus - software for building AWS-compatible private clouds
• Enjoy - personalized express delivery, setup, and training for high-end consumer products
• Provina - makers of a home-networked DIY winemaking system
• Nolan Law - a small law firm specializing in technology-business transactions
• Coactify - a business collaboration platform, in beta stages
• Crowne Hunter - an online classic car auction site
• Neetek Systems Integration - a software consulting firm
• SS8 Networks - makers of telephony networking equipment