Benjamin Alan Buck

benjamin@benjaminalan.io

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Objective

Motivated and detail-oriented Junior Web Developer / Senior Business Analyst with a strong foundation in JavaScript, React, TypeScript, and Next.js, etc. Passionate about building dynamic, user-friendly web applications and with stunning user interfaces eager to contribute to a forward-thinking development team.

Technical Skills

Frontend: React, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, TailwindCSS, GSAP, Wordpress, Vue.js, grafbase

State Management: Redux, React States, React Context API

Backend: Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, Next-Auth, ASP.NET, Wordpress

Databases: MongoDB

Version Control: Git, GitHub

Deployment: Vercel, Hostinger, Azure etc.

Testing: React Testing Library

Tools: Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Postman, Figma, Photoshop,

Experience

Novari Health - Kingston, Ontario

Novari ATC: SCRUM Master | Product Designer

June 16, 2025 - Present

    Transport Canada - Ottawa, Ontario

    Dynamics 365 Maintenance Team: Senior Business Analyst / SCRUM Master

    September 2023 - June 13, 2025

    • Developed interactive user experience mockups / prototypes to facilitate product enhancements / features.
    • Hosted / facilitated all SCRUM ceremonies for each sprint: backlog grooming, requirements gathering, sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, and sprint retrospectives.
    • Worked directly with Product Owners for multiple applications to illicit bugs, groom sprint items, define sprint scope, and prioritize sprint requirements.
    • Facilitated technical analysis with our technical advisors to analyze business requirements in order to accurately document and scope of work for development sprints.
    • Worked with Quality Assurance teams to ensure testing cases are documented and satisfied for each sprint item.
    • Gathered feedback from Sprint Retrospectives and worked with Team Leads to implement solutions to improve development standards.
    • Worked alongside development and business clients to plan complex application Production launches (CID & CRS)
    • Worked with Team Leads to coordinate maintenance sprint schedules, timelines, and other project management type activities.
    • Completed numerous acting periods as a Team Lead managing multiple software development teams of approximately 15 people (software developers, Quality Assurance, Product Owners, etc).
    • Worked with a variety of technologies depending on the application such as Windows Forms, EF 6.0, C#.NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.
    Transport Canada - Ottawa, Ontario

    TDG Project Team: Business Analyst / UX Designer / SCRUM Master

    January 2020 - September 2023

    • Completed requirement gathering for the Client Identification Database (CID) application which included drafting use cases, high level business requirements documents, functional requirements documents, configuration documentation, etc.
    • Worked with developers and product owners to conceptualize, design, and architect the CID application by developing use cases, low fi / high fi mockups, user flow diagrams, data models, and design documentation.
    • Facilitation of internal and external meetings with clients and developers to alleviate blockers and answer key business decisions.
    • Used Microsoft Azure to create and manage the CID Dev-Ops board containing all backlog items.
    • Completed SCRUM Master training with Transport Canada Agile Center of Excellence and acted as a SCRUM coach for Transport Canada development teams.
    • Lead project team in all SCRUM ceremonies (Daily Standup, Requirements Gathering, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective).
    • Lead development teams to plan, organize,prioritize, and implement project application features from the high-level business requirements / functional requirements documents.
    • Facilitated external user beta testing and recorded feedback for software development applications.
    • Completed UAT regression testing and end to end testing of the TDG Core applications.

    Projects / Portfolio

    All my latest projects are available and updated here.

    Education

    College Diploma - Interactive Media and Design - Algonquin College

    Earned a diploma in web development and graphic design from Algonquin College in August of 2020. Focusing primarily on team leadership, UX / UI / Web development, I learned the fundamentals necessary to lead teams of developers to build high-performing software applications.

    • MT6130 - Web Development 1
    • MTM6201 - Web Development 2
    • MTM6231 - Content Management Systems 1
    • MTM6162 - Design Foundations
    • MTM6260 - User Experience Design 1
    • MTM6302 - Web Development 3
    • MTM6306 - User Experience Design 2
    • MTM6303 - Content Management Systems 2
    • MTM6404 - Web Applications
    • MTM6407 - Web Development 4
    Self Learning - - React / Next.js / Typescript / Web Development

    Completed various self-learning courses to enhance my skills and abilities.

    • Code With Mosh - React 18 for Beginners
    • Code With Mosh - React Intermediate Topics
    • Code With Mosh - The Ultimate Next.Js Series
    • Code With Mosh - Mastering Next.js 13 with Typescript
    • Code With Mosh - Next.js Projects: Build an issue tracker

    Additional Skills

    References available upon request.