Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons has almost a decade of experience in full stack design and development of web applications for both internal and external clients.  While working at the Center for Human Services Research from 2016 to 2025, he expanded his skills and worked to create new web applications and improve existing web applications.  During this time, he worked with the New York State Council on Children and Families to create the initial version of the Pyramid Model Implementation Data System (PIDS) that would later become the PIDS system that the Pyramid Model Consortium (PMC) now supplies to multiple states and countries.  Ben joined PMC as their lead developer in Fall 2025 and is aiding in the growth and development of PMC’s technical endeavors with a significant focus on PIDS.