Ben Budnevich — Agentic Identity Architect
I build the systems that let AI agents prove who they are and who they represent — using DIDs, verifiable credentials, and open standards like OID4VP, OID4VCI, and DIDComm. Agentic Identity Architect at Prove.
Experience
- Prove — Agentic Identity Architect (Jan 2025 – Present). Building the trust layer for the agentic economy — DIDs, VCs, OID4VP/OID4VCI, DIDComm, A2A, MCP, and agentic commerce protocols (AP2, UCP, ACP).
- Portabl (acquired by Prove) — Founding Engineer (2022 – 2025). Portable identity & reusable KYC using W3C verifiable credentials and DIDs. Built from 0 to acquisition.
- INTURN — Staff Software Architect / Tech Lead (2017 – 2022). Led platform architecture and engineering team.
- IAC Applications — Senior Software Engineer (2015 – 2017). Consumer products across IAC's portfolio of internet brands.
- Vocativ — Senior Frontend Engineer (Dec 2014 – Dec 2016). Data-driven editorial tools and interactive storytelling.
- Hospitals Insurance Company — Web Developer (Apr 2012 – Dec 2014)
- FOJP Service Corporation — Developer (Jun 2011 – Mar 2012)
Skills
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, React, Next.js, Astro, Vue, Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, LLM Integration, Agent Frameworks, RAG, Verifiable Credentials, DID, KYC/KYB, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Docker, K8s, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, System Design, Technical Leadership
Contact
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benbudnevich
- GitHub: github.com/benox3
AI Agent
This portfolio is a working demo of how identity works in an AI-agent world. It features an AI agent (ben.agent) verified via did:web:benbudnevich.com, authorized to answer questions about Ben's professional background. Identity verification is powered by a resolvable DID document, verifiable credentials, and ZCAP-LD capability delegation.