Jeremy Kendall

Last updated February 29th 2012
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Jeremy Kendall

Memphis, TN 38104


http://about.me/jeremykendall

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Objective 

I'm looking to join a team of developers who are working with exciting new technologies on challenging projects. I'd like to bring the value of my experience and motivation to your organization.

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Certifications 

Zend Certified Engineer - Zend Framework

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Skills 

Languages: PHP, Java, JavaScript, XML, Perl
Frameworks: Zend Framework, Struts 2, Spring, jQuery
Software: Netbeans, Git, SVN, DBVisualizer, JIRA, Confluence, Crowd
Systems: Ubuntu, Windows, Mac OS X
Server Software: MySQL, Apache 2.x, IIS, SQL Server

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Community Involvement 

Founder of Memphis PHP, the local Memphis, TN and Mid-south PHP user group.

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Work Experience 

Chief Applications Developer

Memphis, TN

InterSec Research, LLC

February 2012 - Present


  • Resposible for maintaining and improving existing web applications
  • Taking part in a migration from existing C-based mainframe applications to web-based versions.
  • Working with existing team to help introduce version control, unit testing, and other best practices.

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Lead Developer

Memphis, TN

Gigantic

October 2003 - Present


  • Responsible for every phase of the web development process, including database design and implementation, coding, customer relations, administration, and maintenance (design is usually subbed out).
  • Consulted on Bartlett High School's The Panther's Prey, the high school's online newspaper.
  • Responsible for working with design team to ensure a seamless, easy to use, and functional end product is delivered to client.
  • Created a catalog management system for Comfort Products, Inc. at www.comfortproducts.net. Utilized the Zend Framework implementation of MVC. Utilized Zend_Gdata for storage and retrieval of images.
  • Created a brochure site for Intervention Memphis at www.interventionmemphis.com (Sadly, no longer online). Utilized Zend Framework, including Zend Service Delicious for the client's links page.

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Web Developer

Southaven, MS

Terex Construction Americas

August 2010 - February 2012


  • Created the Grief Reporting Tool, an application to facilitate communication and resolution of shipping and receiving issues between the warehouse logistics team and the inside office team.
  • Responsible for maintenance and new development of multiple intranet applications in a PHP/SQL Server environment.
  • Introduced Subversion version control to our development environment.
  • Introduced Atlassian's JIRA bug tracking application to our development environment.

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Java Web Application Developer

Memphis, TN

Methodist Healthcare

May 2009 - August 2010


  • Responsible for developing and maintaining web applications for the Methodist Healthcare and Le Bonheur internet and intranet.
  • Introduced Test Driven Development to our programming culture.
  • Lead developer on the Le Bonheur patient acceptance system that allows physicians to request patient referrals online.
  • Lead developer on an employee appreciation ticket purchasing application. End users are able to purchase tickets to an employee appreciation event, while HR is able to manage, track, and report on ticket sales. This is our first application to be developed entirely with Test Driven Development.
  • Development environment consists of Windows, Tomcat, Struts 2, Spring, JPA, and Hibernate.

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Web Developer

Memphis, TN

Crye-Leike

January 2009 - May 2009


  • Responsible for developing and maintaining web applications for the Crye-Leike internet and intranet.
  • Primarily responsible for updates to the Crye-Leike property search form, making searching more user-friendly and adding advanced search capability.

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Internet Developer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

G2 Technology

July 2007 - December 2008


  • Design, develop, and maintain custom web applications for St. Jude's intranet using PHP, MySQL, and Java.
  • Responsible for conversion of intranet web forms from ASP Classic to PHP. Utilized the Zend Framework and the Zend Form component heavily.
  • Lead developer for an internal patient referral and acceptance application using the Zend Framework and MySQL.
  • Designed and implemented a front-end for an in-house web form generator using Zend Framework's MVC implementation. Time spent creating forms went from 5-10 minutes per form to less than 30 seconds per form.
  • Worked with another developer to build a Zend Framework extensions library to address specific business needs at St. Jude.

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Certified LANDesk Administrator

Memphis, TN

ACS, Inc.

May 2004 - Jun 2007


  • Responsible for supporting 3000+ end users in office and field environment.
  • Responsible for building, testing, and deploying the LANDesk client to unmanaged devices on the City of Memphis network.
  • Building, testing, and deploying software distribution packages, building queries and reports, troubleshooting and maintenance of the LANDesk installation, Tier 2/Tier 3 support of Help Desk and Field Technicians.

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Territory Agent

Memphis, TN

Auction123.com

January 2004 - April 2004


  • Responsible for taking pictures of and documenting vehicles for eventual listing on eBay Motors.
  • Responsible for the listing of those vehicles on eBay Motors, ensuring the accuracy of the listing and the quality of the vehicle photographs, data entry, and listing scheduling.
  • Included intense customer service work, both on-site with the client and by telephone and e-mail.

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Technical Support Rep

Memphis, TN

FedEx Express

August 2001 - November 2003


  • Built and maintained database driven intranet websites for user and project support. Utilized ASP, PHP, Access, MySQL.
  • Responsible for supporting 2000+ end users in office environment. Also responsible for supporting the network operations, devices, and software required by the end users and general business operations.
  • Specific responsibilities include installing and maintaining network hardware, adding and removing physical network connections (cross connection network jacks to physical devices), hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, end user phone and trouble ticket support.

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Technical Support (on site at FedEx Express)

Memphis, TN

RHI Consulting

January 2001 - August 2001


  • Participated in a 300 unit new PC roll out program. Responsible for configuration and testing of new PCs, end user support for new PCs, co-authoring and web enabling support documentation for new PCs.
  • Responsible for hardware, OS, and software upgrades for older PCs that were involved in a refurbishing effort related to the new PC roll out.
  • Co-authored field technician instruction set and adapted that set to HTML.

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Education 

1995 - 1998

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Electronics Engineering Technology

 

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