JacobJake Berendes(bear-ehnz)

Clients: Lab 651, Ecological Defense Group, Manage America, aftercode

Contribute to software engineering, UI/UX, and creative tasks. Provide multifaceted support across development, design, and customer experience domains, resulting in the successful delivery of high-quality products and services for each organization.

Meet project requirements efficiently and effectively, leading to the development of robust and scalable solutions.

Utilize a variety of technologies including JavaScript, React Native, React, JQuery, Node, AWS, MVC, MV*, HTML, CSS, WordPress, and more, ensuring the adoption of appropriate tools, frameworks and best practices.

Logo creation. Some currently in use include:
Recursive Awesome, LLC
Emerging Technologies North
AppliedAI

Clients: MyHappyCamper (HabitAware), BetterUp, Kenmore, Livemore, Diehard, Vitals, URTurn

Developed features and components for BetterUp enhancing customer experience and functionality, leading to increased customer engagement and satisfaction.

Designed and developed API endpoints for Kenmore, Livemore, Diehard, and Vitals websites, facilitating seamless communication between frontend and backend systems, resulting in improved website performance and reliability.

Developed Livemore, Diehard, and Vitals websites delivering visually appealing and responsive sites, attracting more visitors and driving higher conversion rates.

Contributed to Vitals mobile and web apps enhancing app functionality and UI design, leading to increased customer satisfaction and retention.

Undertook prototyping, UI/UX, and development tasks for various clients, providing innovative solutions and customer-centric designs, meeting client requirements effectively and ensuring high-quality deliverables.

Tech utilized: Ruby on Rails, Phoenix, Elixir, JavaScript, Web Components, Angular, React, React Native, Ionic, jQuery, Tailwindcss, CSS, Sass, AWS (S3), WordPress REST API, Wordpress Plugins, Git, Handlebars, HTML, Docker, PHP

Played a foundational role in software development and architecture laying the groundwork for robust and scalable applications, resulting in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that met project requirements and exceeded client expectations.

Engaged in app and component creation, styling, prototyping, and ideation, contributing to the development of visually appealing and customer-friendly applications, facilitating customer interaction and satisfaction.

Developed the C42-UI framework to enhance productivity and reduce code redundancy, resulting in streamlined development processes and improved code maintainability across projects.

Contributed to app development, reusable components, customizations on material-ui, and optimization of web fonts, leading to the creation of efficient and visually appealing web applications, enhancing customer experience and engagement.

Tech utilized: Node, Express, Gulp, Webpack, React, Angular, Electron, HTML, CSS, Sass, Ruby On Rails

Improved BestBuy.com's Cart and Checkout with a pre-checkout upsell feature, boosting average order value and customer satisfaction. Developed web applications for multiple clients to enhance customer experience and provide additional services. Created task automation scripts to streamline development workflows, saving time and resources for the team.

Designed and developed web applications and games to enhance customer experience and engagement with interactive digital experiences. Created custom CMS modules to efficiently meet specific project requirements and provide tailored content management solutions.