Ben Mallett

Founding Software Engineer @ Bluesonde

About

I lead software and firmware development on an interdisciplinary team modernizing water-quality monitoring. We’re building low-cost, maintenance-free sensing systems (offshore, near-shore, and onshore) alongside a flexible analytics platform to make high-quality environmental monitoring accessible to researchers, municipalities, governments, and the occasional backyard environmentalist.

Country

United States

City

Boston

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Product Management, Product Development, C#, Engineering, Linux, Software Design, Zephyr, Embedded Software, Web Development, Project Management, Technical Communication, Software Development, Data Structures, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Research Skills, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Communication, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution

Experience

Founding Software Engineer

Bluesonde

2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

Leading software and firmware development on a global network of sensing systems (offshore, onshore, and near-shore) at a fraction of the price of existing commercial offerings with no ongoing maintenance.

Software Engineer

VALIS

2024-8 - 2026-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

United States

Built robust process analytics and compositional analysis tooling for scrap processing facilities. Led product development from zero to one on VALI-Sample; a highly-reliable data generation automation tool that enables scrap facilities verify material accuracy and drive pricing improvements by gaining compositional closure on their underlying material streams. Built robust networking infrastructure for on-site product integration and remote access.

Software Engineer

Running Tide

2022-6 - 2024-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Boston, MA

Built a global network of cloud-integrated, highly reliable, offshore sensing buoys with computer vision capabilities. Developed custom sensors for monitoring crucial environmental factors at a cost basis 10x less than commercially available solutions. Built hardware-interfacing computer vision pipelines to create synthetic offshore data in a lab environment.

Software Engineer Co-op

Running Tide

2022-6 - 2022-12 · 7 mos

Portland, ME

Built hardware-interfacing data generation systems, analytics tooling, and custom sensors to help understand offshore macro-algae growth & its carbon sequestration capabilities. Worked on code spanning device firmware and sensor drivers to cloud services and web frontends.