Kendall Fleming

Maintained and enhanced Spring Boot 2.4.x benefits administration applications and asynchronous workers supporting multi-tenant HR and benefits workflows. Engineered an internal IRS transmission validation service to pre-check business and schema rules, reducing downstream rejection risk and 'accepted with errors' responses.

Maintained a proprietary pharmacy benefits system (Datanet) built on Java 11 microservices to process eligibility and claims data for enterprise clients. Implemented billing and data management REST endpoints, optimized JPA/JDBC eligibility processing queries, and instrumented DataDog APM observability with robust Mockito/JUnit 5 testing.

Built and enhanced a unified Sales API platform to generate multi-product auto, home, and bundled insurance policies across channels. Delivered REST enhancements that increased application processing efficiency by 20%, and improved performance using a Redis cache layer with DataDog tracing and Mockito/TDD-based testing.

Provided production support and maintenance for MerchantE payment processing infrastructure using Java 8, Maven, Oracle, and JSP. Optimized JSP rendering performance, improving customer-facing responsiveness by 10%, and implemented automation improvements to reduce manual routine maintenance effort.

Designed and implemented a network tokenization solution for merchant payment processing across major card networks, including Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover. Built Spring Boot microservices and Spring Integration workflows to manage token generation/lifecycle, improving processing efficiency by 30% and reducing production bugs by 20% via Mockito/JUnit testing.

Designed and built a greenfield flight crew scheduling simulator platform using Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes. Improved simulation outcomes by reducing simulated flight delays by 20%, increasing on-time departure projections by 15%, and raising system throughput by 20% with containerized deployments.

Led a 5-person team deploying a custom Android OS build onto 400+ seat-back entertainment monitors for Delta’s Wireless In-Flight Entertainment system ($1.1M integration effort). Developed a Python media content replication system using Django and Tornado and built Python/Selenium/Appium test automation, reducing manual testing time by 30%.

Designed and implemented TCL/Expect device drivers for SNMP-based network management of ground-based satellite communication systems, increasing operational efficiency by 30%. Built web services for the MaxView Command and Control system to enable centralized management of hybrid satellite networks.

Contributed to the Healthy Returns System (HRS) for military families using Spring 4, Struts2, Hibernate, ExtJS, and SQL Server 2012. Developed Struts2/ExtJS web interfaces for care plan visibility and performed ongoing application bug fixes and maintenance.

Developed RESTful web services in Node.js/Express.js for a contract management platform, improving client request response time by 20%. Increased code coverage by 30% by building a PHPUnit test suite and maintained production functionality through bug fixes.

Designed and developed an Android GPS application that automatically activated distraction-blocking mode when speed exceeded a threshold, reducing texting-while-driving incidents by 65%. Implemented Android location speed tracking, state-machine monitoring, and an SMS capture/buffering mechanism using Android services and broadcast receivers.

Contributed to the MarketShare Rewards system, supporting a digital catalog platform that ingested product feeds from major retail partners. Built services using Spring Framework and JAX-RS REST endpoints with MongoDB for product feed ingestion and data handling.

Provided development and maintenance support across multiple defense logistics and radar-related systems, working with Java, Ada 95, Delphi, and database technologies. Built and optimized J2EE/Spring/Hibernate/Oracle capabilities and migrated a core module from C++ to Java, delivering a 30% increase in system performance.

Grade: GPA: 3.5

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Albany State University (GPA: 3.5) in 2006.