Shawn Rodgers

Software Engineer

me@bentsignal.com

Experience

Gardener's Supply Company

Burlington, VT

Software Engineer

Apr 2024 - Present · 1 year 3 months

  • Implemented features and bug fixes across the web stack
  • Led the redesign of the header & navigation
  • Moved the team from writing class components in javascript to functional components in typescript
  • Created an automated service to feed data from the data lake into a 3rd party marketing platform

Software Engineer - Intern

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 months

  • Designed & developed a web application using the MERN stack
  • Stored documents in Azure's Cosmos DB
  • Deployed the application as an Azure Web App

Projects

SYNQ

www.synq.cc

Sole Developer

May 2024 - Present · 1 year 2 months

A mobile app that allows users to modify, share, and listen to their audio files

  • Built with React Native & Expo
  • 1000+ downloads on the App Store
  • 50+ premium subscribers

QBE

www.qbe.sh

Sole Developer

Jun 2025 - Present · 1 month

An AI chat app, created for a 10 day hackathon

  • Built with Next.js, deployed to Vercel
  • Gives users access to dozens of models from providers like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic
  • Driven by a custom agent that can perform tasks like searching the web, writing code, and more

Education

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Bachelor of Science

Sep 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4 years

  • Awarded 1st Place in the Advanced Machine Learning bracket at the 2022 UVM CS Fair
  • Awarded 2nd Place in the Beginner Web Development bracket at the 2019 UVM CS Fair