Jerry Hermel, Developer in La Jolla, United States
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Jerry Hermel

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Applied Mathematics Developer

Location
La Jolla, United States
Toptal Member Since
April 1, 2014

Jerry's 34-year long career in engineering with Boeing has given him broad hands-on experience in many aspects of cutting-edge technology. His professional experience includes diverse accomplishments in software and web development, systems engineering, data analytics, applied math, and web-based commerce.

Portfolio

Trestian
WordPress Plugins, REST APIs, Doctrine 2, Bootstrap 3, jQuery, JavaScript...
MedAdaptics, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
REST APIs, Doctrine 2, Bootstrap 3, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, MySQL...
FastSnap, LLC (Reseda, CA)
Authorize.net, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Perl

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, NetBeans, Eclipse, PhpStorm, Unix, Linux

The most amazing...

...piece of software I've developed is a shopping bot to scour the web in real-time for the best deals on millions of items, way before Google, NexTag, and others.

Work Experience

Director of Engineering

2014 - PRESENT
Trestian
  • Designed and led the development of a mobile app, back-end data collector and analyzer, and JSON-based API for the MedAdaptics response-guided medication system (http://medadaptics.com).
  • Developed HIPAA-compliant medical dictation/documentation management tool for Superior Outsourced Services, Inc. (https://superioroutsourcinginc.com).
Technologies: WordPress Plugins, REST APIs, Doctrine 2, Bootstrap 3, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, MySQL, Laravel, CodeIgniter, PHP

Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder

2011 - PRESENT
MedAdaptics, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
  • Handled overall technical management.
  • Designed and led the development of a mobile app, back-end data collector and analyzer, and JSON-based API for the MedAdaptics response-guided medication system.
  • Developed a methodology for capturing real-time patient care analytics and generating role-specific toxicity guidance according to patient self-reporting and biometric sensor input.
Technologies: REST APIs, Doctrine 2, Bootstrap 3, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, MySQL, CodeIgniter, PHP

Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder

1999 - PRESENT
FastSnap, LLC (Reseda, CA)
  • Managed the technology aspects of the FastSnap photo portal and photographer network.
  • Developed all of the front and back-end software using PHP, Perl, and MySQL as a software base.
Technologies: Authorize.net, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Perl

Senior Scientist, Project Manager, Department Manager (Retired)

1979 - 2012
Boeing/Hughes Aircraft, (El Segundo, CA, Canoga Park, CA)
  • Worked on various projects ranging from spacecraft systems engineering/integration, spacecraft propulsion, missile ordnance systems, and line and project management to new business and IR&D.
Technologies: Aerospace & Defense

MedAdaptics Response-guided Medication Therapy System

A mobile Cloud-based integrated technology platform for specialty pharmacies to keep patients on track with their medication therapy.

Trestian

Director of Engineering at southern California-based web/software development firm for businesses and startups.

FastSnap Digital Photo Portal and Photographer Network

A unique online digital photo service that provides a one-stop solution for digital photos of homes, schools, offices, stores, factories, churches, bridges, roads, intersections, or vehicles.

ValueFind Product Search Engine

One of the first online comparison shopping search engines. The original version scoured the web in real-time for the best prices on millions of products. It was featured in a 2000 Newsweek article.

Prescription PHP Script

A cron script that is written in PHP using the CodeIgniter framework that calculates the number of tablets remaining for each prescription. The prescriptions are retrieved from a MySQL database using Doctrine ORM, an object-relational mapper, and Doctrine Query Language (DQL).

Patent (1998): Graphical Search Engine Visual Index

I was awarded a patent for an innovative visual search engine results index, or summary, that was later sold for >$500K.

Languages

PHP, Perl, HTML5, JavaScript, R, Python, Java, C++, C

Frameworks

Laravel 5, CodeIgniter, Bootstrap 3, Laravel

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, jQuery UI, Doctrine 2, REST APIs, Authorize.net

Paradigms

Procedural Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Data Science, Agile Software Development

Platforms

Unix, Linux, Eclipse, NetBeans

Storage

MySQL

Other

Applied Mathematics, Software Development, Aerospace & Defense, WordPress Plugins

Tools

PhpStorm, Git

1979 - 1984

Ph.D. Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Focus in Applied Mathematics/Fluid Mechanics

University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA

1977 - 1978

M.S. Degree in Applied Mechanics

University of California - San Diego, CA

1973 - 1977

B.A. Degree in Mathematics

University of California - Los Angeles, CA

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