Ben Stemen

Ben Stemen is a Software Development Engineer I at Apptio, an IBM Company, since May 2023, with prior experience as a Front-End Software Engineer on personal projects and a background in both back-end and full-stack development. Notable projects include the development of an e-commerce application featuring a product detail page with form validation, a flexible photo gallery, an API for ratings and reviews with significant scaling capabilities, and a full-stack web application for exploring national parks. Ben's academic background includes a Graduate Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from North Carolina State University. Additionally, Ben has experience as a Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and a Discovery Chemistry Intern at Merck, focusing on synthetic chemistry and team collaboration.