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About Me
David Benko is a technology and product development executive specializing in full-stack application ecosystems for enterprise. Leveraging over a decade of professional experience, he aids companies in designing and implementing complex technical or mobility solutions. He is currently employed as the VP of Product Engineering and Labs for BrandMuscle and has worked with companies such as: Capital One, MasterCard, Schneider Electric, Haier, Citrix, Jabil, Intuit, & ADP.
My Experience
Sep , 2010
Sep 2010 - Dec 2014
PRNDL Development Studios
Building full-stack mobile applications and games
Woodbridge, VA, USA
Jan 2012- Apr 2013
SolutionWorx
Building software to support small business
Chantilly, VA, USA
Apr 2013 - Sep 2016
AnyPresence
Architecting complex mobility solutions for the enterprise
Reston, VA, USA
Sep 2016 - May 2017
Nanoscale.io
Microservice / API development tools. Acquired by Tibco (NASDAQ: TIBX) in 2017
Reston, VA, USA
May 2017 - Jul 2019
Capital One
Open Banking / External API Strategy; Professional Services
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jul 2019 - Present
BrandMuscle
VP; Product Engineering & Labs
Washington, DC, USA
Jan 2020 - Present
Blankfactor
Chief Architect
Washington, DC, USA
Oct 2020 - Present
GWU, School of Business
Digital Marketing Advisory Council Member
Columbus, OH, USA
Present
Technologies
Server
Go, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Java (Spring Boot), PHP, C# .NET Core, IBM Domino
Mobile
iOS (Swift / Objective-C), Android (Java / C++), Microsoft Xamarin (C#)
Web
Angular 2+, Svelte, Bootstrap, jQuery, Haml, Pug/Jade, Coffeescript, Sass/SCSS, WordPress
APIs
REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, OData
Cloud
Docker, Kubernetes, Heroku, AWS (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS), Microsoft Azure, IBM OpenWhisk, Github, Bitbucket
Databases
PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, IBM Cloudant, Lotus Notes
Security
JWT/JWE, TLS, OpenSSL, CommonCrypto, symmetric encryption, asymmetric cryptography (RSA & Elliptic Curve), hashes, key derivation, key exchanges, digital signatures, PKI, certificate pinning, OAuth 2.0, LDAP, SAML, CloudHSM
IoT
Apple WatchKit, Android Wear, CloudPebble, Belkin WeMo SDK, Haier U-Home SDK / API, Raspberry Pi, ArcGIS SDK, Amazon Echo
Blockchain
Ethereum, Solidity, Hyperledger Fabric
Patents
US 10,769,683
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING A USER DEVICE FOR AFFILIATE MARKETING
Benko et al.
US 16/717,051 (Application)
IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSACTIONS VIA SMART CONTRACTS
Benko
US 16/895,808 (Application)
ASSISTED THIRD-PARTY PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION
Benko et al.
My Projects
Here are some examples of projects I have helped design, develop, and bring to market. Each project is a unique problem requiring solutions for the technical architecture, development, business strategy, & security.
External API strategy & digital strategic partnerships
iOS app to control Haier’s suite of smart home appliances – unveiled at CES 2016
Pay with Rewards iOS and Android apps for consumers to redeem credit card rewards points
Order tracking and electrical product configuration iOS, Android, and web apps
Helped integrate entire Intuit product portfolio to Capital One web APIs.Â
iPad app for field techs to diagnose and repair utility assets pulled from ArcGIS
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