Summary
Ben Kotvis is a principal software architect with a decade of hands-on experience designing enterprise systems that bridge business needs and technical delivery. He has led architecture and engineering teams across roles titled Chief Architect and Principal Architect, specializing in .NET, databases (SQL/Oracle/Postgres/MySQL), Active Directory, reporting, and real-time/inventory systems. Ben consistently delivers pragmatic, performance-minded solutions—ranging from scalable data access strategies and RESTful APIs to bespoke reporting and integration projects that have produced measurable cost savings. Based in Greater Milwaukee, he pairs deep technical craft with business instincts honed earlier in sales and operations, enabling him to translate stakeholder requirements into durable, maintainable architectures. Notably, he moves between strategic leadership and hands-on implementation, often building custom data architectures and libraries to standardize and scale cross-application functionality.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer