Programmer • Integrator • Analyst

IN SIX WORDS OR A DOZEN

Agile enough, just not too bendy

Enjoying code and providing "Solutions at the speed of thought" since 1999.

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u.synt.me
Interaction   •   DATA   •   Architecture    •   Automation

Having worked in the database & internet industries for longer than 15 years, Greg Kendall founded u.synt.me consultancy.  This fresh branding is a tribute to you.  Because u.synt.me to some amazing assignments.  I have you (the client) to thank, for making my life an interesting patchwork of projects, people, places, and purpose.

If you haven't worked with me before, I thank you anyway, just for taking the time to check out my services and offerings.  Can't wait to find out where u.synt.me next!!

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I AM GOOD AT

98
PHP / MySQL

This is my core skillset.  Visionary!

88
Integration

APIs, feeds, 3rd-party code:  Seamless.

85
Automation

Let a server crunch the busywork.

83
Architecture

Quotes, Requirements, Mgmt, Execution.

76
HTML5 / CSS3

Plus JS & jQuery - everything for UX.

58
Design

Clean and pixel-perfect. (if not inspired)

MY RESUME

La Dolce Vita - in short form

I am known for being approachable, making technology accessible, and enriching the user experience.  My work tends to be self-explanatory, via intuitive interfaces and well-commented code.  A whiteboard conversation is probably my second-favorite way to spend an afternoon, and to bring those ideas to fruition I commonly work deep into the night.  Code is my poetry and prose, my art.

work experience

my professional background

Now
Feb
2012
URPOSSE INC
Technical Partner
https://urposse.com/

A reward platform emphasizing both loyalty & referrals, cash value instead of points, and no need for dedicated hardware or membership cards. Built from scratch, combining open-source libraries and APIs such as Google Maps, OAuth2, Stripe.com payments, PEAR Mail... a total of 21 integrations stitched together into a seamless and frictionless user experience. Hosting at DigitalOcean, configured with a front-end load balancer, 3 webservers in parallel, backend database server, and separate email server.  LEMP stack (like LAMP but NginX vs. Apache), Node.JS, Mailpile, Cloud Storage, automatic backups, and more.  Ready for national scale at a moment's notice.

Dec
2013
Jun
2013
American Journal Experts
Senior Developer
https://aje.com/

Worked to improve the AJE web application which receives scientific papers submitted from a global community of researchers, accepts payment for publishing services, and then follows each paper through its life-cycle of translation, editing, annotation and illustration, review, certification and publication.  More than 85% of AJE employees hold advanced degrees due to the nature of this work, so ours was a singularly gifted team.  I learned a ton, including Zend MVC framework, Atlassian collaboration tools such as Jira and HipChat, Git with Gerrit for code review, Jenkins continuous integration server, and other resources for agile PHP development.  I killed lots of bugs, coded a new product-selection interface which shortened checkouts by consolidating plans...

Now
Oct
1999
Synaptic Data Systems
Owner
http://synapticdata.com/

As sole proprietor of a software consultancy, I served more than 160 clients over a span of 15+ years.  Notable clients include LexisNexis Group, Mitsubishi Electronics, FANUC division of GE, Broadwing Communications, Microsoft, World Vision, Carolinas Healthcare System, and Allied Telesis Labs.  Projects ranged from embedded software, to desktop applications, to database optimization and reporting tasks, to office automation, to web-based applications.

EDUCATION

MY EDUCATION

May
1995
Jan
1992
Univ of NC at Charlotte
UNCC

Entered as a Mechanical Engineering student, switched to Physics.  (No degree conferred)

Dec
1991
Aug
1989
GMI Engineering & Management Institute
GMI

General Motors Institute (Kettering University) is referred to as the "West Point of Industry".  Entering students average 3.62 GPA, ACT score of 27, and SAT Math score of 616.  While attending, I studied Mechanical Engineering with Automotive specialization, and worked as a Co-op student at the Delco Products div. of GM headquarters in Kettering Ohio.  In my junior year, I transferred to a more affordable in-state school.

Browse my recent works

The best of my projects

LightCommuter
urposse
AJE
W2F Custom Skimboards
Nominion
Keith Donaldson
Helio Mobile
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CONTACT ME

GET IN TOUCH

10623 E Jewell D227
Aurora, CO  80012

+1 910 210 0981
+1 910 515 3101  m

u@synt.me