Benjamin Reiner

About

Benjamin and his partner smiling with their heads together outdoors. He has curly brown hair and wears a black sweatshirt, with binoculars at his chest. She wears a teal, cream, and lavender knit hat. A marsh and a pond are behind them under an overcast sky.

Work

My first web work was for First Parish of Sudbury, a congregation of about 150 members. I built their main site, which went live just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Once people couldn’t meet in person, I built a second site for members, with a BuddyPress forum they used to stay in touch.

I have a degree in mathematics from Northeastern, where I also did independent research on counting square roots of 2×2 matrices over a finite field. I don’t use much of it in my work now, but it’s where I learned to work through a problem one step at a time.

From March 2024 to August 2026, I was the first dedicated web developer at McGuinness Media & Marketing. Besides building and maintaining client sites, I worked with the design, media, and client services teams on project planning, SEO, and web design. I also ran technical and SEO audits, both for project quotes and as paid evaluations.

When we hired a junior developer in January 2026, I became his technical lead. I reviewed his code, wrote onboarding docs, and gave him most of the front-end work on new builds, since that’s where he was most comfortable. Hiring him is also what led to the starter template on the home page. Before I left, I documented the sites I’d built so the team could keep them running.

Outside work

My partner and I are Mass Audubon members, and we hike a lot, mostly at Borderland State Park and at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Cape Cod. Almost every trip ends up as an eBird checklist, and we’ve joined a few bird counts. My favorite bird is the fish crow. It was the first bird I identified on my own, and I still love its call.

A shallow, rippled channel of water curves between a sandy bank and tall green marsh grass, under a pale blue sky with thin clouds. The light is low and warm.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, August 2025.

I’m also studying for my Technician and General amateur radio licenses.