Ben Valentine is a seasoned database administrator with extensive experience in various roles across prominent companies. Currently serving as a Senior DBA at Liberty Mutual Insurance since February 2019, Ben previously held positions as a DB2 and SQL Server DBA at MIB Group, Inc. from July 2014 to February 2019 and as a DB2 DBA at IBM from May 2012 to July 2014. Ben's earlier career includes 12 years as a DBA at State Street, along with DBA roles at Sotheby's and a Senior Programmer Analyst position at Standard & Poor's. Ben began a professional journey in programming with Standard Data and holds a degree from the Polytechnic Institute of New York.