Benjamin J.
Anderson
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Executive Summary
Dr. Benjamin J. Anderson is part of the last generation of classically trained IT, Data Science, and Education professionals—individuals who completed their credentials before affordable AI services became widely available. He is a flexible Information Services leader and educator who specializes in scalable, cost-effective solutions that serve hundreds of millions to billions of users. On occasion, Ben talks about himself in the third person, but only under protest.
Professional Experience
Paramount Global, New York, NY Jul. 2019 - present
Sr. Engineer → Lead → Sr. Manager → Director, Privacy → Director, Enterprise Solutions
Directing the development and integration of software development kits responsible for ensuring over 1,700 products adhere to legal regulations for monitoring and protecting personal information on 22 billion devices used by 3.3 billion consumers. Leader in the implementation of company policies, procedures, and centralized tools and systems used in sensitive data discovery and policy enforcement.
Cereus, Eau Claire, WI Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2024
Founder
Cereus is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) focused on making privacy compliance auditing on websites simple, cost effective, and scalable for the laws in all jurisdictions around the planet.
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2022
Adjunct Faculty: IT-Software Developer, Mathematics
Re-innovated curriculum for Android and Agile Programming utilizing Blooms taxonomy. Updated the curriculum to provide insights on how things work, interpreting technical documentation, focusing on programming, and solving real-world problems through local companies. Curriculum Developer of the Introductory ETL course for the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Mashable, New York, NY Mar. 2015 - July 2019
Jr. Engineer → Software Engineer, Data Analytics and Visualizations
Collaborating with a small Agile team delivering products that reach 45 million people each month. Brought Data and Data Science to Editorial through an array of ETL scripts, a friendly reporting UI, and the construction of a Data pipeline. Automated the handling of GDPR requests from Citizens of the European Union. Disabled tracking on users until proper consent was given. Constructed an interface for Mashable's Velocity CMS Content Distribution Platform to allow other publishers distribute content to their own Social Channels.
JB Systems, Eau Claire, WI Jun. 2014 - Apr. 2015
Chippewa Valley Airport Shuttle Service
Software Engineer for the Chippewa Valley Airport Shuttle Service, bringing paper customer itineraries, payment processing, reporting, and route management to a digital medium with PHP, Laravel, and MySQL
Menards, Eau Claire, WI Aug. 2013 - Jun. 2014
Information Services - Point of Sale
Contract Software Developer in the Information Services - Point of Sale department. Translated legacy FORTRAN and C systems to OpenEdge ABL, Migrated legacy order processing systems from C to Java, Modernized OpenEdge ABL ( Progress ) code bases to the latest version.
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI Dec. 2012 - Jun. 2013
Work Study - Data Entry Specialist (Part-time)
Migrating Edvance360 LMS curriculum to Canvas cartridges for the Psychology and Mathematics departments for future import.
Mason Companies, Chippewa Falls, WI Jun. 2011 - Sept. 2012
Information Services Internship → Information Services (Part-time)
Streamlined Information Services ETL Pipelines with Informatica Power Center.
Volunteer Experience
Advisory Board Member Dec. 2024 - Present
UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Advisory Board Member for the MSc CTET and EdD CTEL programs at the University of Wisconsin - Stout, advocating for stronger quantitative foundations.
Representative / Consultant Jan. 2022 - Present
International Advertising Bureau, New York, NY
Industry Representative and Consultant for the International Advertising Bureau. Author of the IAB GPP 1.0 Roku Technical Specification.
Presenter Jan. 2014 - Present
CVDevGroup, Eau Claire, WI
Guest presenter for the Chippewa Valley Developers Group, featuring topics around scholarly ventures, data science, emulation, and complier theory.
Presenter Sept. 2012 - Present
CVCC, Eau Claire, WI
Yearly guest presenter for the Chippewa Valley Code Camp, discussing topics including: Game Development, Web Frameworks, Unit Testing Frameworks, Architecture, "Digital Go" microprocessing, C, Ruby, and Automated Privacy Compliance.
Advisory Committee Member Aug. 2013 - Present
CVTC, Eau Claire, WI
Technical/Business Advisor for the IT-Software Developer and IT-Data Analyst programs at the Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Ventures
Web & Network Administration Dec. 2024 - Present
Gibson Aviation, Eau Claire, WI
Network and Website Administrator for Gibson Aviation -- training aviators in Western Wisconsin since 1961. Modernized the design and SEO strategy of gibsonaviation.com. Improved the website's average page ranking from 233 to 1.9 and load times to under 1 second on most devices. Automating business processes with existing products and services leveraged by the business.
N8971V Dec. 2024 - Mar. 2025
Cessna 172 Restoration
Aero-body preparation, interior restoration, and upholstery for N8971V, a 1974 Cessna 172M, owned by Gibson Aviation to train the next generation of pilots.
Awry Jun. 2024 - Present
Awry.cc
Awry is a Behavior-Driven Development Testing Framework for C with the mission to provide a small but powerful unit test framework that can run on any platform that supports the ISO C11 standard.
N8812S Mar. 2023 - Present
Cessna 150 Restoration
Owner, operator, and restorer of N8812S -- a 1966 Cessna 150F used for commuting and leisure purposes. Under the authority of an A&P-IA, Dr. Benjamin J. Anderson has modernized the avionics systems, stripped, painted and polished the aircraft, upgraded the ignition system, modernized the interior, and repaired or replaced wearing components.
Website Administrator Sept. 2012 - Aug. 2013
Chippewa Valley Free Clinic, Eau Claire, WI
Website Administrator for the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic. Raising public awareness of free essential health services available in the Chippewa Valley area leveraging the Wordpress platform and community.
Mechanic, Machinist, and Fabricator Jun. 2011 - Present
Anderson-Racing Motors "ARM", Dover, WI
Anderson-Racing Motors "ARM" is an individually run business specializing in maintenance for 1960s-1990s general public motorcycles, restoring 1960s and 1970s Honda motorcycles, and tuning/modifying 1960s motorcycles for participating in the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA).