About

Hi! I’m Ben Lilley, an undergraduate computer science student at Purdue University. My about section is mostly just a more stylized resume, or perhaps a less stylized LinkedIn profile. Feel free to email me or reach out to me on LinkedIn.

Lead Undergraduate Teaching Assistant @ Purdue University 01/2023 - Present

  • Lead Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for CS 18200 (Foundations of Computer Science), TA for five semesters.
  • Directing teaching assistants and creating instructional material for CS 18200.
  • Assisted students in learning proofs, logic, set theory, algorithms, graph theory, and the theory of computation.
  • Ran office hours and PSO sessions where I led students in effectively learning the content.
  • Helped design and facilitate homework problems and extra study materials.

Software Engineering Intern @ Moser Consulting 05/2023 - 08/2023

  • Worked with Moser’s Application Services team to help develop Moser Labs, a software suite of internal tools for Moser employees and admins to utilize.
  • Built Moser Labs applications using TypeScript and React, the PrimeReact library, Docker, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL.
  • Developed software in an Agile-based (Scrum) team where sprint deliverables were a priority.

Software Engineering Intern @ Counterpart 05/2022 - 08/2022

  • Built a custom dive scoring web application for the Indiana High School Athletic Association that is utilized by hundreds of diving judges and coaches in Indiana.
  • Leveraged existing identity servers and databases to create a standardized experience.
  • Learned and built software using the Angular and the .NET technology stack (C#, Azure, SQL).
  • Worked with a team of engineers and interns where communication and sprint deliverables were a priority.

Full Stack Developer @ SchedLink LLC 08/2019 - 05/2021

  • SchedLink is a student-made time management website designed for students in Hamilton Southeastern Schools to utilize.
  • Built from scratch exclusively by students, SchedLink let student developers learn web development technologies and allowed for streamlined time management for users.
  • Built database schema and designs along with infrastructure for data sanitization and SQL-based database modules.
  • Designed backend technology using PHP and JavaScript to manage large-scale user and admin information

Interesting Contributions

Destination Imagination

  • Worked with a dedicated team for 10 years to solve and perform yearly scientific problems.
  • Over 7 state competition placements, with 4 global final placements.
  • Achieved two second placements at global finals. You can watch our second place performance in 2019 here.
  • Learned Arduino programming, C++, mechanical engineering, RFID technology, electronics engineering, and (most importantly) how to work with a team.

OEIS

  • Contributed the sequence A360268 to the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
  • I hope to contribute and edit more sequences in the future. Support OEIS if possible, the project deserves the resources.
  • Relevant XKCD

Skills

My skills include:

  • Python
  • Rust
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • MongoDB
  • Unix
  • C/C++
  • SQL
  • HTML & CSS
  • PHP
  • Haskell

For a more detailed look into my work experience, feel free to email me asking for my professional resume. My social media accounts (including my GitHub) are linked below in the footer.

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