Programmer/Analyst at Lockton Companies
Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Current
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- Programmer/Analyst at Lockton Companies
- Programmer/Analyst at Lockton
- Past
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- System Analyst at Security Benefit Group
- Web Developer at Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
- Senior POS Support Analyst at Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
- Manager / Corporate Trainer at Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
- Education
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- Baker University
- University of Phoenix
- Osage City High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Jared Akers’s Summary
Analyst and web programmer with experience in all aspects of the development life cycle. Recent focus has been on development of rich internet applications using Flash, ASP.NET, HTML, C# and related tools and technologies. Expertise also includes systems administration, business and systems analysis, technical writing and video production. Able to identify, plan and execute on opportunities to improve processes, automate tasks or otherwise improve the bottom line. Driven person with a customer focus who is comfortable working throughout an organization.
Jared Akers’s Specialties:
Web branding, GUI, Macromedia Studio MX, Flash, HTML, DreamWeaver, Fireworks, Visual Studio 2008, usability
Jared Akers’s Experience
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Programmer/Analyst
Lockton Companies
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
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Programmer/Analyst
Lockton
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
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System Analyst
Security Benefit Group
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry)
October 2005 — January 2006 (4 months)
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Web Developer
Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Hospitality industry)
January 2003 — April 2005 (2 years 4 months)
As the sole developer was responsible for all intranet and internet application development for Houlihan’s. Worked closely with users, CIO and other stakeholders to determine business requirements and facilitate delivery of a suitable solution.
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Senior POS Support Analyst
Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)
March 1998 — January 2003 (4 years 11 months)
Provided second level technical support for corporate and franchise restaurant locations while concurrently serving as a web applications developer
• Addressed technical support issues for remote hosts via ISDN, PSTN, and
Frame Relay running through Cisco Routers.
• Supervised application support for custom back office programs.
• Planned and executed installation of POS and Windows 2000 network
systems for new and renovated restaurant locations.
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Manager / Corporate Trainer
Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)
March 1995 — March 1998 (3 years 1 month)
Managed day-to-day operations of restaurants. Trained managers and restaurant staff for newly opened restaurant locations.
Jared Akers’s Education
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Baker University
Masters , Business Administration , 2007 — 2009
Final GPA: 4.0
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University of Phoenix
BSIT , Information Technology , 2002 — 2007
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Osage City High School
1984 — 1989
Additional Information
Jared Akers’s Websites:
Jared Akers’s Interests:
New Technology, Web Development, Innovation, Writing Music, Helping others
Jared Akers’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
