Ben Hooper
Kansas-based software consultant who loves writing code almost as much as diagnosing why an enterprise system stopped shipping. I work with organizations to untangle the technical and the human because one usually explains the other. Recovering monolith wrangler. Perpetual pipeline tinkerer. The real problem is rarely the one on the ticket.
What I Talk About
Practical expertise, not conference theater. Every talk is grounded in real-world experience building and shipping at scale.
Cloud Architecture
Designing scalable, resilient systems on Azure and AWS — from greenfield builds to modernizing legacy platforms.
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Building the developer experience layer: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and internal developer platforms.
Engineering Leadership
Growing high-performing teams, shaping engineering culture, and translating technical strategy into business outcomes.
Developer Productivity
Eliminating toil, accelerating feedback loops, and building systems that help engineers do their best work.
AI in Production
Moving beyond demos — evaluating, deploying, and operating AI-assisted workflows in real enterprise environments.