Ben Potter
Developer & Social Media Manager
Rochester, New YorkAbout
Hey, I'm Ben! I run a programming-related Instagram community and also work with tech companies to grow their social media presence.
I also love coding, of course! Recently, I've been focusing on creating IoT devices such as kiosks and smart speakers, but I have been doing web development for the past 9 years.
Want to work on a project? Contact me!
Education
RIT (New Media Interactive Development)
Skills
Web DevelopmentWordPressElggAmazon AlexaInstagramRaspberry PiLinuxUbuntuGraphic DesignSocial Media ManagementAdobe Creative SuiteWordPress
Projects
@coding
Instagram Coding community Social media management @coding Instagram
I built and manage @coding, an Instagram community with over 126,000 followers. We collaborate with programmers around the world to feature their stories, projects, and advice. Our goal is to bring programmers together and to offer tools and resources for everyone from computer science students to full stack developers.
@teamcodestream
Instagram Twitter Social media management @teamcodestream
I manage the social media profiles for CodeStream, a NYC-based startup and team chat service for developers. I grow CodeStream's Instagram and Twitter profiles by sharing daily programming tips as well as giving an inside look at the dev team.
@builton.ai
Instagram Social media management @porkbundomains
I manage the social media profiles for BuiltOn, an Oslo-based startup and eCommerce/Ai toolkit for developers.
InstaLand
Web Design PHP Startup Graphic Design
InstaLand is a tool I created during a 24 Hour Startup Challenge. My friend Bailey and I created a website that makes it easier for Instagrammers to make unique web pages for their followers.
Lionheart Academy
Web Design WordPress Social media management
Lionheart Academy is an archery and fencing studio in San Diego, CA. I set up and configured their website with WordPress, and work with them on their social media profiles.
6-Monitor Video Wall
Raspberry Pi IoT Video Wall Yodeck
A classmate and I created a 6-display video wall for our school's maker space. The video wall will play videos and display important information about the maker lab. We used 7 Raspberry Pi 3s and Yodeck digital signage software.
Voice Assistant Project
Raspberry Pi Voice Assistant ReSpeaker Snowboy.ai DialogFlow Amazon Polly Firebase
I built and programmed a voice assistant similar to the Amazon Echo or Google Home. This voice assistant answers questions about room numbers, school events, college info, etc.
Helix Charter High School
Web Design WordPress Social media management
I worked with my old high school on websites and social media profiles for these departments:
- ASPIRE (After school programs)
- EDGE (Career Technical Education)
- EDGE Lab (Maker Space)
- Honeycomb by EDGE (Entrepreneurship program)
- Senior Projects
- Library
MyClosetTech
Blogging Web design WordPress Social media management
MyClosetTech is a blog with tutorials and resources for DIY electronics projects. I started the project in 2017 with Bailey Pumfleet. We emphasize budget tech and programming projects.
Poem & Quote Printer
Raspberry Pi Python IoT Embedded device Kiosk
I created a poem and quote printer kiosk that prints a random quote or poem on receipt paper. I wrote the script with Python and built a backend that allows an admin to add new poems & quotes to the database.
San Diego Snapcast
Web design Social media management
A video news production company in San Diego. I created the website for San Diego Snapcast and helped configure Google Apps.
Check-in and book recommender kiosks for my school's library and maker space.