Ben Heymink
About Ben Heymink
Ben Heymink is the Director of Cloud Architecture at SquaredUp, where he has worked since 2022. He has extensive experience in software engineering and cloud architecture, having held various roles at companies such as Exonar, Symantec, and Veritas Technologies.
Current Role at SquaredUp
Ben Heymink serves as the Director of Cloud Architecture at SquaredUp, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he focuses on cloud and serverless development, leveraging his expertise in AWS and Azure. He has played a significant role in developing a new product aimed at global scale observability and monitoring. Additionally, he led the engineering team in building the company's first Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.
Previous Experience at Exonar
Prior to his current role, Ben Heymink worked at Exonar from 2016 to 2020. He initially served as a Senior Full Stack Developer before advancing to the position of Head of Engineering. During his tenure, he contributed to the development of a leading GDPR and data privacy solution, integrating big data, machine learning, and custom user interface visualizations.
Career at Symantec and Veritas Technologies
Ben Heymink has extensive experience in software engineering, having worked at Symantec and Veritas Technologies. He was a Software Engineer at Symantec from 2007 to 2010, later becoming a Senior Software Engineer from 2010 to 2014. He also served as a Principal Software Engineer and UI Tech Lead at Veritas Technologies from 2014 to 2016, where he contributed to various software projects.
Educational Background
Ben Heymink studied Computer Science at The University of Reading, where he earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc Hons) from 2004 to 2007. His education provided a foundation for his career in software engineering and cloud architecture.
Patents and Innovations
Ben Heymink holds multiple patents related to his work in software development. He has patents for a custom big data visualization and analytics platform that utilizes technologies such as D3.js and server-side JavaScript on the AWS stack. Additionally, he holds patents concerning client-side caching of archived email data, stemming from his work on the Enterprise Vault platform.