Buddy Lamers

Buddy Lamers has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Buddy started their career as an Assistant Manager at Computer Clint, LLC, where they gained experience in hardware/software repair, network management, and website creation. Buddy then worked as a Freelance Developer, building websites for clients and managing budgets and timelines.

In 2015, Buddy joined Purch as an Ad Operations Developer, where they led development on ad configurations and served as the primary contact for publisher services. Buddy also coordinated daily with stakeholders and managed adblock recovery.

Buddy later worked at Spine Media as a Senior Ad Ops Developer, where they reviewed and improved code to increase the speed of header auctions. Buddy also developed and implemented strategies to train and organize staff, along with creating a method to lazy-load ads based on the user's scroll position.

At Publishers Clearing House, Buddy served as a Senior Ad Ops Developer, leading monetization development and providing support for ads using various technologies such as Amazon UAM and Prebid.js header bidding.

Most recently, Buddy joined Patch.com as a Senior AdTech Engineer(Tech Lead), where they coordinate internally and externally to document progress, changes, and upcoming features. Buddy also architects and implements new products and analytics to support continued growth while staying updated on industry trends.

Throughout their career, Buddy has demonstrated skills in coding using languages such as Ruby on Rails and JavaScript, troubleshooting, project management, and team leadership.

Buddy Lamers attended App Academy in 2014 for a course in Web Development. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2013, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Theatre with an individual emphasis on Programming Control Consoles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.