Benjamin Summerton is a software developer based in the Boston MA area. Originally from Germany, he grew up in rural upstate NY. He started out writing video games as a hobby in late middle school. While obtaining his Computer Science degree he interned at places such as GE and Google. After graduating in 2016 he relocated to Boston for work. Mostly being at smaller firms his time has been focused on C++ and Qt.
Professionally he has worked on smart grid technology, special effects software, medical devices, chemical detection, lasers and all sorts of odds and ends. UI/UX, performance optimization, cross-platform development, and localization are some of his areas of expertise.
In his personal time he likes to mess around with computer graphics, film/animation software, and do some amateur C++ research.
Outside of tech he likes to study foreign languages (speaks Japanese) and dance.
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