No. 01Portfolio
Open to Opportunities

BenHankins.

Solutions Engineer by career. Builder by default. The products are how I stay sharp.

7+ years across enterprise architecture, cloud infrastructure, and customer-facing engineering, with production software to show for it.

Ben Hankins
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Ben Hankins, building from New Orleans
$13M
Pipeline Supported
9+
Enterprise Accounts
80%
Faster Deploys
Trusted on engagements with
AT&TBoeingCencoraKrogerNorfolk SouthernCenterPoint EnergyHertz
No. 02What I Build

Four kinds of work, one throughline.

Products

Software built to solve specific user or customer problems.

Internal Platforms

Systems that power operations, automation, and business workflows.

AI Workflows

Practical AI systems that reduce manual work and improve decision-making.

Customer Solutions

Custom software and architecture delivered through consulting engagements.

No. 03Selected Work

Things I'm building.

Live Beta

Greenlit

Problem

Most applicants don't know why their resumes fail ATS screening.

Solution

AI-powered resume coaching platform with ATS scoring, keyword analysis, and role-specific feedback. Built during my own job search.

Next.jsSupabaseAnthropicGoogle Gemini
In Development

Treehouse

Problem

Important moments get lost between group texts and social media.

Solution

Private iOS app for close friend groups to preserve memories, plans, birthdays, and life events without the noise of social media.

React NativeExpoNeon PostgreSQLApple Sign In
Demo-ready · Private

Clipboard

Problem

Service businesses rely on fragmented systems for daily operations.

Solution

Multi-tenant operations platform for appointment-based, multi-location businesses. Row-level security, vertical packs, role dashboards.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabasePostgreSQLTailwind

Built through Sproutflow Studio

Functional Prototype

Business Plan Writer

Problem

Creating investor-ready business plans takes significant time and expertise.

Solution

5-agent AI pipeline that generates structured business plans from intake data. Provider-agnostic across Groq, Anthropic, and OpenAI.

PythonGroqAnthropicOpenAI
No. 04Experience

Where the track record comes from.

  1. Sproutflow Studio

    Oct 2025–Present

    Founder & Solutions Engineer

    Run client engagements end-to-end from technical discovery through production deployment. Build AI systems and automation for clients and internal operations. Delivered custom software across healthcare, e-commerce, and service verticals.

  2. Prove AI

    Jan 2025–Sep 2025

    Site Reliability Engineer

    Led SOC 2 Type II readiness from 34% to 100%, unblocking $2M+ in regulated-industry pipeline. Maintained 99.9% uptime across 4 production Kubernetes clusters. Reduced deployment time 80% through CI/CD automation.

  3. IBM - Client Engineering

    Dec 2019–Aug 2024

    IBM progression

    1. Solutions Engineer
    2. Senior Solutions Engineer
    3. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

    Led technical discovery, solution design, and demo delivery across enterprise accounts including AT&T, Boeing, Cencora, and Norfolk Southern. Owned the production infrastructure for CenterPoint Energy's $10.1M SAP RISE engagement. Built customer-facing MVPs and POCs with a strong evaluation-to-signing conversion rate.

No. 06Contact

Let's build something.

Open to Solutions Engineer and GTM Engineer roles. Also available for consulting through Sproutflow Studio.