Jerry Cenatus | Software Developer

Professional Summary

Software developer with a strong focus on system design, long-term maintainability, and business-aligned engineering. Known for inheriting complex or unstable codebases and transforming them into coherent, predictable systems. Experienced in backend development, custom frameworks, and production maintenance for real-world clients. Operates comfortably as a solo developer while collaborating effectively with existing teams.

Core Skills

PHP Laravel Custom Frameworks MVC Architecture MySQL Git / GitHub HTML / CSS / JS Vue.js React.js JSON / APIs

Professional Experience

Independent Software Developer

2021 – Present

Designed, maintained, and refactored production web applications for long-term clients.
Regularly brought stability to projects that had previously passed through multiple developers.
Built custom internal tooling and lightweight frameworks tailored to specific business constraints.
Specialized in reducing accidental complexity while preserving system correctness.
Worked directly with clients to translate vague operational needs into concrete, reliable software.

Notable Work: CJMTITIME (PMS) / CJ MARBLE AND TILE, FL / 2024 - Present

Rebuilt a clear and reliable Employee Performance & Employment Management System that models rehiring, gaps, probation periods, and other operational edge cases.
Built an internal calendar system to streamline employee time-off requests and track company-wide events.
Created automated reporting pipelines delivering precise, consistent data for decision-making.
Implemented an automatic reward and incentive system driven by employee performance metrics.
Maintained a production system continuously since 2024 with minimal regressions and high client trust.
Created communication between internal timesheet system and QuickBooks via QuickBooks API, saving significant admin time.
Built a global monitoring dashboard for company performance at multiple scales.

Selected Technical Strengths

Legacy Code Rescue: Quickly understand intent, identify broken assumptions, and restore structure.
Date & Time Logic: Accurate interval modeling, edge-case handling, calendar correctness.
Minimalism: Preference for simple, explicit solutions over abstract or over-engineered ones.
Reliability: Defensive system design with layered fallbacks to prevent cascading failures.

Development Philosophy

Good designs converge because constraints are real.
Correctness and clarity come before cleverness.
Code should explain the business logic, not obscure it.

Additional Background

Background in creative work (music production/beat making), contributing to strong pattern recognition and system thinking.