Ben Halperin is an accomplished software development engineer with a strong background in mechanical engineering. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Ben found his passion for programming while working as an engineer, using clunky and counter-intuitive software. He taught himself to code and quickly became hooked, realizing that programming was his true calling.

Ben is one of the first graduates of Udacity's Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree and was the first to complete the program while working a full-time job with no previous development experience. With a highly self-motivated and fast-learning approach, Ben has gone on to work as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, Senior Software Developer at athenahealth, and Software Engineer at Trellis Rx.

Throughout his career, Ben has developed a wide range of skills in creative and logical problem-solving, making him a highly sought-after software developer. He is passionate about harnessing the power of technology to build better software and loves to explore the never-ending possibilities of code.