Andrew Jennings
I am a web developer with more than ten years of experience creating attractive and easy-to-use applications. My experience in systems administration means that I can design and debug an application from top to bottom and deploy it on local hardware or in the cloud.
Experience
Senior Engineer
Developed web and mobile applications for a full-service digital agency
Full-Stack Web Developer
Worked on web applications for various clients, mostly based on Laravel and Vue.js
Senior Application Developer
Developed web applications used by the faculty, staff and students of the School of Arts and Sciences
Software Developer
Developed geospatial web applications to help people discover their elected representatives and engage in the political process
Office Systems Coordinator IT Support Specialist
Primary desktop support and systems administrator for health system fund-raising office of 90
Quality Assurance Analyst
Discovered and documented errors in PlayStation 2 software
Education
University of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University
Skills
The tools we use to create on the web change constantly. I'm adaptable, and this is only what I've used during my career so far.
- PHP, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin
- Laravel, React, React Native, Symfony, Vue.js, Tailwind
- Docker, traefik, nginx, Amazon Web Services
Portfolio
DistrictBuilder - Drawing - @Azavea
DistrictBuilder was based on Django and MapServer. It allowed users to create maps of political districts based on population data. We created the open-source software, deployed it for contests in various states, and released AMIs on Amazon Cloud Services so anyone could deploy it easily.
DistrictBuilder - Leaderboards @Azavea
DistrictBuilder had leaderboards where users could submit their maps and have them ranked on various measures of compactness. I created a link from our Django project to BARD, a library written in R that measured the compactness of political districts.
SAS Timesheets - Wireframe for Entry Page - @IRAD
One of the first applications I worked on for IRAD was the SAS Timesheets application, which non-exempt school employees used to enter their hours worked. There were a few different UI parts that were shown depending on whether an employee was exempt, did grants-based work, or was eligible for overtime. We often brought wireframes to meetings to show off basic UI ideas and get a conversation going.
Endowed Chairs - Front Page - @IRAD
The Endowed Chairs app replaced an Access database. This front page is a simple table with options to filter, sort, and export the listed data. Common filter sets are available via a dropdown for quick access.
Endowed Chairs - Detail Page - @IRAD
The page for each individual chair allows users to view or edit data based on role. Dialogs use jQuery to post/update the Symfony forms created by the backend.
Penn Reviewer - Front Page - @IRAD
Penn Reviewer allows students and teachers to interact with assignments in Critical Writing classes. The front page differs by role and shows a list of assignments to be submitted or graded.
Penn Reviewer - Grading Page - @IRAD
This page allows readers to read assignments (submitted as PDF or DOC), assign grades, and comment on work based on a criteria created by the department. Grades and comments are automatically saved. The frontend for the app is Angular 4 and the backend is Symfony. The "document" being graded is the wireframe for the TODO page.
Penn Reviewer - Review Group Editor Wireframe - @IRAD
This is a wireframe for the drag-and-drop editor for editing review groups - the groups of people who would review the same assignments. This Balsamiq wireframe was also a jumping-off point to discuss other questions about review groups.
Penn Reviewer - Assignment Calendar - @IRAD
This is where instructors create assignments, set deadlines, and release assignments to students. It uses a drag-and-drop UI, which was common throughout the app.
