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Ben Empson

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A gallery of projects spanning two decades of engineering. Each entry documents the technical stack, contribution scope, and architectural decisions made across enterprise, startup, and product environments. These are just a small selection of projects completed during my career.

CORE_SKILLS: SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE

LATEST_AUDIT: 2026.02

STATUS: REPOSITORY_ONLINE

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Air Charter Service Booking System

Air Charter Service Booking System

Air Charter Service

2014-Present
MultilingualGlobal
[ Symfony ][ MySQL ]

A bespoke booking system for a private jet charter company. Features include real-time availability and secure payment processing through various different worldwide payment gateways, depending on the customer location. Data security is a top priority.

  • Led the full-stack development of the platform, ongoing maintenance updates and implementation of new payment gateways as required.
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Screenshooter

Screenshooter

Profitable Web Projects

2016-2019
TestingAutomationSaaS
[ WPF API ][ SQL Server 2016 ][ Custom Job Engine ]

An in-house project to build a SaaS offering automated visual regression testing for websites. The system performed an initial baseline scan of the website in multiple desktop and mobile browsers and platforms, and when new releases were made, compared each page to the baseline and reported differences back to the web team.

  • Developed the initial prototype for the idea, and built and led an in-house team to develop the product
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Packaging Project Management

Packaging Project Management

Lidl

2014-2016
Project ManagementMultilingualGlobal
[ ASP.NET MVC ][ SQL Server 2012 ]

A comprehensive project management system for packaging development. Facilitates global collaboration across multiple languages, with features for task tracking, milestone management, and performance analytics. Designed to streamline workflows and enhance communication between international teams.

  • Led the full-stack development of the system, including database design, backend API implementation, and frontend user interface. Ensured seamless integration with existing tools and optimized for scalability and performance.
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Westminster Parliamentary Record

Westminster Parliamentary Record

WPR

2010-2015
Big DataPoliticsOptimization
[ ASP.NET ][ SQL Server 2008 ][ NHibernate ][ jQuery ]

Startup targeting the PR industry. Provides advanced search tools for the database of MPs and Candidates. Highly optimized for speed using NHibernate and advanced caching techniques for a database-intensive application.

  • Strategic technical partner from inception to fruition, delivering high-performance optimization.
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OCS Media

OCS Media

OCS Media

2012-Present
eCommerceAPI Integration
[ nopCommerce ][ SQL Server 2012 ]

An eCommerce platform for OCS Media, a major content distributor, with complex inventory management rules and interface. Built on nopCommerce with extensive customizations.

  • Business analysis to understand the inventory and interface requirements, project management of the implementation team.
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Clever Diaries

Clever Diaries

Clever Diaries

2012-2014
Outlook PluginSynchronizationProduct Startup
[ ASP.NET ][ Web Services ][ NHibernate ][ MooTools ]

Clever Diaries is a startup project, we worked with the team from the conceptual stage to put the product together - the product being an Outlook plugin which synchronises with the proprietary databases maintained by Clever Diaries. The plugin was extensively tested against various versions of Windows and Outlook and is now a stable product. The website is aimed at selling the product and provides full e-commerce management facilities for managing the products and proprietary databases.

  • Full build of this startup project and provision of all hosting and technical support services.
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Elsevier Biofuels

Elsevier Biofuels

Elsevier

2011-2014
StartupGlobal
[ ASP.NET MVC ][ SQL Server 2012 ]

A research platform built by Eslevier to facilitate the discovery of biofuels research. The system aggregates and analyzes scientific publications, providing advanced search capabilities and data visualization tools to help researchers identify trends and insights in the biofuels domain.

  • Led the full-stack development of the platform, including database design, backend API implementation, and frontend user interface. Ensured seamless integration with existing tools and optimized for scalability and performance.
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Sky Bigger Picture

Sky Bigger Picture

Sky / Stickee

2007-2008
Bespoke CMSIn-place EditingEnterprise
[ ASP.NET ][ SQL Server 2005 ]

One of Sky's primary communication efforts. Built a custom CMS from the ground up to enable rapid site-building. Innovated with in-place page editing techniques to ensure high user-friendliness for non-technical Sky staff under demanding timescales.

  • Technical build of the proprietary CMS and full cross-browser HTML/CSS development.
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Rubii.co.uk

Rubii.co.uk

Ruby Financial

2006-2009
StartupSocial NetworkeCommerce
[ ASP.NET ][ SQL Server 2005 ][ NHibernate ][ MooTools ]

Startup community site with e-commerce and social networking features (blogging, reviews, ratings). Aimed at researching IFAs through peer-to-peer past experiences.

  • Involved from concept to full build, including server solution provision.
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Nestle NQ

Nestle NQ

Nestle

2007
LMSMultilingualGlobal
[ ASP.NET 2 ][ SQL Server 2005 ]

An internal site to aid staff training worldwide. Staff register and complete pre/post-training questionnaires. Features include progress saving, performance comparison metrics, and regional administrator reporting. Fully multi-lingual with a simplified process for new locale onboarding.

  • Generated cross-browser HTML templates from design, implemented templates, and developed all back-end functionality.
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Virgin Mobile Training

Virgin Mobile Training

Virgin Mobile

2006
ExtranetReportingEducation
[ ASP.NET 2 ][ SQL Server 2005 ]

Extranet for Virgin Mobile sales staff training. Features interactive quizzes with diverse response types (multiple choice, image selection). Admin tools manage quiz lifecycles, archiving, and performance reporting for staff competitions.

  • End-to-end development: from cross-browser template generation to full functional implementation.
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GSK Pharmassist

GSK Pharmassist

GlaxoSmithKline

2006-2007
AuthenticationAutomationReal-time Data
[ ASP.NET ][ SQL Server 2000 ][ RSS ][ Weather API ]

We handled the technical integration on this project, handling local authentication for UK users, and 3rd-party authentication for german users. We also built the RSS feed readers and cache for the news sections, and automated the download and processing of weather data from the Met Office.

  • Technical implemention of logins, RSS feeds and weather data.
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Barclays Wealth

Barclays Wealth

Barclays

2005
AccessibilitySecurityEncryption
[ ASP.NET 2 ][ SecureBlackBox ]

High-standard HTML template generation for agency-led CMS implementation. Focused on extreme browser compatibility and Level 3 Accessibility standards. Implemented secure, encrypted email functionality for the Contact sections.

  • Accessible Level 3 template development and implementation of SecureBlackBox encryption for communication.
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Blooming Marvellous

Blooming Marvellous

Blooming Marvellous

2004-2006
eCommerceComplex StockRetail
[ ASP.NET ][ Commerce Server 2000 ][ SQL Server 2000 ]

We provided technical resource on the build for this site. It is a big e-Commerce site, built on the MS Commerce Server 2000 platform, with some complex features in terms of products sizes / colours etc.

  • Technical support and build of various aspects of the site.
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Rosie Nieper

Rosie Nieper

Rosie Nieper

2005-2006
eCommerceFashionBespoke UI
[ ASP.NET ][ Commerce Server 2000 ][ SQL Server 2000 ]

An e-Commerce site, built on the MS Commerce Server 2000 platform, with some complex features in terms of stock, sizes etc. We provided technical resource to do the build of this site.

  • Technical support and build of the site.
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ii-Profiles

ii-Profiles

Lintstock

2004-2007
FinTechData VisualizationPDF Generation
[ PHP ][ MySQL ][ Code Generation ]

A product for FTSE 250 boards to understand shareholder sentiment on corporate governance (e.g., CEO/Chairman role combination). Functionally rich web interface for constructing questionnaires, stakeholder emailing, and advanced PDF reporting/charting.

  • Active consulting on design process, template generation, and full-stack development of all features.
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White Label Anti-Spam

White Label Anti-Spam

3Q3

2004-2012
SaaSSecuritySystemsJava
[ Java ][ ASP.NET ][ Linux Server Build ][ Monitoring ]

Bespoke anti-spam solution wrapping open-source engines in a proprietary management application. Features a 'no-software' setup—periodically checking and cleaning email accounts with high accuracy.

  • Design and construction of the full anti-spam ecosystem, including specialized server builds and monitoring software.