Eric R. Kennedy

I’m a senior full-stack Web developer with a background in UX design. I have diverse experience with industry-leading products that have been used by millions.

Senior Full-Stack Web Developer

Ventiv Technology • Atlanta, GA • 2014-Present

• Developing an industry-leading enterprise application for risk management and analysis
• Utilizing a scalable, flexible architecture to handle large data sets and custom data models
• Implementing full internationalization, configurable security, and advanced authentication
• Guiding a team of developers to use best practices and continually improve existing code
• Technologies include Java, Spring MVC, AngularJS, Oracle, JUnit, Jasmine, Gradle, and Gulp

Senior Front End Web Developer

InnerCircle Development • Atlanta, GA • 2013-2014

• Developed a variety of interactive projects for clients in a startup agency environment
• Integrated multimedia and data visualization using CSS3 animation, HTML5 video, and D3
• Technologies included Ruby, Sinatra, PHP, jQuery, Slim, Sass, AWS, Jekyll, and WordPress

Front End Web Developer

The Weather Channel • Atlanta, GA • 2012-2013

• Developed several features for Weather.com, a site serving millions of users per day
• Completed a project to implement the site’s first fully featured interactive weather map
• Coordinated with a team of developers to optimize workflows and define best practices
• Technologies included Java, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, and Oracle

Front End Web Developer & Designer

RentPath (formerly PRIMEDIA) • Atlanta, GA • 2009-2012

• Lead front end developer for Rentals.com, a site serving millions of users per month
• Developed a natural language search service to translate user input into Endeca facets
• Founded and contributed to an in-house library of JavaScript components
• Utilized multivariate testing and lab-based usability studies to analyze user behavior
• Technology included Ruby on Rails, .NET, jQuery, CoffeeScript, Haml, and Sass

Digital Media Designer

AutoTrader.com • Atlanta, GA • 2007-2009

• Lead designer for the nationwide Kia Motors association campaign on AutoTrader.com
• Created a variety of effective Flash ad placements while adhering to strict brand standards
• Designed and developed a PHP-based e-commerce site for an employee rewards program
• Developed a proprietary JSFL scripting package to expedite production in Flash
• Contributed to a variety of internal projects including Web, print and video editing

B.S. in Digital Media

East Tennessee State University • Johnson City, TN • 2002-2006

• Completed a variety of courses in computer science and interactive design
• Served on the board of officers for EDGE, the ETSU Student ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter
• Founded the Blue Plum Animation Festival with a committee of faculty and students
• Received multiple ADDY Awards from the Tri-City Metro Advertising Federation
• Inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi and Epsilon Pi Tau honors fraternities