BEN ASHTON

Software Quality Engineer

contact@benashton.dev

(435) 773-7845

St. George, UT

WORK EXPERIENCE


Software Quality Engineer

Mountain America Credit Union

December 2023 - current

Remote - St. George, UT

  • Supported over 100 endpoints across many APIs to ensure their quality through both automated and manual testing.
  • Developed integration tests for many different endpoints and APIs.
  • Supported a credit union wide effort through a multi-year core transformation project.

Software Development Intern

beatBread

October 2023 - November 2023

St. George, UT

  • Built the front and backend for a search tool to aid in business operations. Connected endpoints of both company owned and third-party APIs. Programmed in Next.js/TypeScript and Python.

Computer Science Coach

Utah State University

August 2021 - December 2022

Logan, UT

  • Coached undergraduate students in best programming practices in Python, Java, and C++.
  • Trained students in implementing data structures including: trees, stacks, queue, graph, and linked lists.
  • Tutored students in using algorithms including: search algorithms, sorting algorithms, and Dijkstra's.

Implementation Intern

Fast Enterprises

May 2022 - August 2022

Sacramento, CA

  • Developed, tested, and deployed updates with an impact on both state employees and residents of California.
  • Utilized Microsoft SQL Server to query databases to track down the source of reported issues.

EDUCATION


Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

Utah State University

2020 - 2023

Logan, UT

3.16

SKILLS


  • C#
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Git
Quality
  • Automated Sotware Testing
  • Manual Software Testing
  • NUnit
  • Documentation
Web Development
  • TypeScript
  • Nextjs
  • React
  • Firebase
  • TailwindCSS