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2. Ben Hoelting In truth, he’s just a big kid. He loves designing systems that solve real world problems. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing something you helped develop being used by the end users. Ben is also involved in the technology community and runs the South Colorado.NET user group. He also enjoys speaking at tech groups and events around the country. Ben Hoelting @benhnet b.hoelting@aspenware.com

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25. Ben Hoelting In truth, he’s just a big kid. He loves designing systems that solve real world problems. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing something you helped develop being used by the end users. Ben is also involved in the technology community and runs the South Colorado.NET user group. He also enjoys speaking at tech groups and events around the country. Ben Hoelting @benhnet b.hoelting@aspenware.com