I'm Ben Piersall, a Jacksonville-based college student with experience in production Linux infrastructure, independent software development, and enterprise computing education.
I'm pursuing an Associate of Arts at Florida State College at Jacksonville, with an expected graduation in May 2027. My interests span technology, engineering, and enterprise systems used in industries such as financial services.
I enjoy taking projects from concept to deployment—whether that means publishing an iOS app or administering live infrastructure serving multiple users.
Independent work demonstrating software delivery, infrastructure administration, and technical problem-solving.
Operate a live production environment supporting multiple users, with personal web hosting, email services, and game server deployment. Technologies include Docker, Portainer, Cockpit, Pterodactyl, Tailscale, Caddy, and SSH.
Independently developed and published an iOS app for guitarists to identify song keys and tempos and visualize scales on a fretboard, color-coded by scale degree and harmonic tension. Previously available on the App Store.
Built a seven-node Raspberry Pi cluster using K3s, gaining hands-on experience configuring Linux devices, deploying clustered infrastructure, and troubleshooting distributed services.
IBM and Linux Foundation learning credentials, with particular focus on mainframe systems, security, and Linux technologies.
Associate of Arts, in progress · Expected May 2027
Scouting leadership experience involving planning, responsibility, coordination, and community service.
November 2025 – June 2026
Worked in a fast-paced team environment, balancing competing priorities while maintaining operational quality, organization, and attention to detail.
Interested in opportunities across technology, infrastructure, engineering-related roles, and financial services.
Jacksonville, Florida · (904) 254-4196