You can get in touch with me in a variety of ways. Email is best.
Email: ben@overmyer.net
Mastodon: @skysong@floss.social
LinkedIn: benovermyer (included only because most employers expect it)
I'm a software engineer who loves the web. Not just web technology, mind you; the very idea of the web. Since its inception, it has changed the world. It's my job and my passion to make it better.
I've travelled the world, lived abroad, and usually only ever lived in one place for a couple years at a time. Currently I live in St. John's, Newfoundland.
My particular focus in the professional world is automation, observability, and systems architecture. Complex systems and their interactions are amazing things.
I started my professional career as a developer, not a system administrator. Now I'm an engineer specializing in platforms. I love driving innovation, understanding of systems, and reliability. It's a fascinating domain.
Politics: If we're talking political organization, then I'm a pragmatist. Whatever system does the most good while doing the least harm, that's what I'm currently in favor of. Theocrats and autocrats have no place in the perfect world.
Guiding Philosophies: Used to be a list of "isms." Now, it's more nuanced. An' it harm none, do what ye will.
Causes I Care About: Gender equality, freedom of expression and identity, basic human rights, universal education, universal health care, kindness and care for other beings
Hobbies: Cooking, gaming, reading, painting, coding world-building stuff, writing, making themed music playlists, playing guitar
Theme Song: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
Myers-Briggs Type: ENFP
Languages Spoken:
This is a list of organizations I belong to, whether personal or professional.