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Worked at Louisville Water since 2015
Tenacious. Curious. Resourceful.
According to Senior Application Developer Ed Hammerbeck, these are three necessary characteristics to have to be successful in the world of Information Technology.
Hammerbeck has worked at Louisville Water for 10 years and develops software applications that help run computer programs throughout the company, including customer service payment portals, compliance for lead removal programs, and fire hydrant services.
“As the senior developer, I represent my team on some inter-departmental project teams and manage some projects,” he said. “I also coach the other developers in using our systems, processes, and technologies to help us all keep moving toward our shared performance goals.”
Hammerbeck said having a solid foundation in program developing can open many doors in his field.
“I believe learning how to program is more important than learning the specifics of a given programming language. Most modern programming languages are essentially the same; if you learn one, you can learn them all.”
The best part of his job is his coworkers.
“I have worked at places where it was everyone for themselves, and that’s a lonely way to work,” he said. “The people I work with (here) are some of the best I’ve ever worked with. I like the team culture we’ve built. We’re all committed to doing our best and supporting each other.”
For someone considering a programming career in IT, he gave the following advice:
“The key to success in this field is knowing how to look at a problem, break it down, and come up with a structured, reliable, efficient, stable, and maintainable way to solve it. You have to know how to dig up answers and try things that may not work the first time — or the third, or the tenth,” he said.
When he’s not working, Hammerbeck enjoys gaming, supporting the indie music scene, and watching low-budget movies.
“I’ve been going to see local punk and metal bands since high school. I’d much rather go see a band playing in some dive bar or garage with their girlfriends/boyfriends selling t-shirts in the back than some big name, corporate-sponsored band in a stadium,” he said. “I also play a lot of games. My family and I play board games, role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, and video games. We try to have a family game night at least once a month or so. I also love watching all kinds of b-movies.”
