Ben Harwell

Senior Web Developer

Ben reigns over the RD2 infrastructure with a benevolent, iron fist.

Ben graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BFA in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. He began his career as a designer and then moved into coding. Ben’s mastery of clean code and design ensures our clients’ websites are functional and true to the integrity of the design.

Outside of RD2, Ben is a family man and spends his time with his lovely wife, Lori and their sons.

Things you might find Ben doing at RD2:

• Managing RD2’s infrastructure - figuring out better ways to do things, and fixing stuff when it breaks
• Adapting quickly to new platforms and technologies
• Identifying solutions and solving any issue that comes his way

Inspiration:

• My wife Lori and my two sons of course
• Slashdot.org
• GeekBrief.tv
• A good book about anything LAMP related

Tools:

• Air chisels and a smile
• Visual Studio 2008
• Photoshop
• SSH
• What else do you need?