PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT
Ben is a creative technologist with almost two decades of experience in visual communication, product management, and UX design. He has a consistent track record of conceiving, developing, and launching innovative products that leverage emerging technologies to engage audiences and drive positive social impact. He is passionate about building and leading collaborative, interdisciplinary teams and is eager to leverage empowering technologies and nuanced narratives to cultivate more empathetic communities.
Showing cARtoons demo (WebAR) to the McClatchy New Ventures Lab staff. Photo by Thereasa Poulson
MEDIA DESIGN
Stories are the filetype humans use to save data, and empowering technologies help us share them and shape our world. If you want to make products and services for people, it's important to be good at listening to their stories. If you want to convince people to use your product or service, then nothing beats a crisp compelling narrative. Here are a couple of stories about how I've used technology and compelling narratives to build impactful products and cultivate more empathetic communities. You'll find more in my portfolio.
STRATEGIC IMPACT
I strive to create work that sparks conversations and inspires action. Press & Chatter is a collection of media coverage and testimonials that highlight the impact of my projects:
EMPOWERING COMMUNICATION
I'm passionate about sharing what I've learned. I've spoken at journalism conferences, industry events, and universities on topics like intrapreneurship, pragmatic technology adoption, and immersive media production. My goal is to inspire others to innovate and create meaningful work. It's been rewarding to see my talks help journalists develop new skills and launch groundbreaking projects. I also offer consulting services to organizations looking to leverage emerging technologies for storytelling and audience engagement.
Students & Professors at the Reed School of Communication WVU practicing VR documentary production on at two day course I lead.
CLEAN, BOLD & EXPRESSIVE VISUALS
I'm passionate about visual storytelling. It's at the heart of everything I do, from photography to spatial media. My aesthetic leans toward clean, bold, and expressive imagery – a style born from my love of still photography.
