Portfolio of Ben McNulty

My partner of nine years and I live in St. Augustine, Florida with our many cats and patient dog. I’m primarily seeking remote WebXR developer and software engineering opportunities but will travel under the right circumstances. I’m currently working freelance to finance my living needs until I find a team-based role that better enables my continuing professional development.

My previous software engineering role resulted from a nationwide competitive interview process for a venture backed startup and included both remote and onsite collaboration with coworkers and clients. Before leveling up to my first salaried job in technology, I was livestreaming coding sessions, kittens, and gaming from my home office turned media studio to elevate my visibility as a developer.

As a senior in college studying creative and technical writing, I interned as a community manager for a multinational social media startup operating in stealth mode from the suburbs of Tampa. I am trained and comfortable using most Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office applications as well as their open source alternatives. During my time in community college, I volunteered as a proofreader and technical assistant for our English department’s after hours tutoring program.

I campaigned for change, occupied, and felt the Bern. I haven’t eaten meat in nearly a decade out of concern for the health of my person and planet. Progressive politics are a real and non-negotiable aspect of my choices personally and professionally because regressive politics are illogical, cruel, and dangerous.

I studied technology, digital media, and produced the morning news broadcast through high school. As a teenager, I built an e-commerce site for a local salon garment manufacturer using Macromedia Flash. Creative media development with emerging technology has always been a primary interest of mine; I have personally, academically, and professionally sought out and engaged with contemporary iterations of human-computer interaction throughout my life.

I usually enjoy free time by watching Star Trek or playing third person open world video games. My favorite Star Trek series are Deep Space Nine, Discovery, and Lower Decks. I’ve played every Assassin’s Creed game to completion with exceptions for my Odyssey being nearly completed and my time in Valhalla having barely begun. I also enjoy the various Fallout, Elder Scrolls, GTA, and Red Dead games. As an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, I always have more video games available than time to play them. My favorite VR experiences so far have been Bridge Crew and sculpting in Medium. Going back to Skyrim in VR was a particularly surreal experience because I was stepping into a world that already felt familiar. The emergence of XR computing is an exciting time because science fiction is becoming reality.