Summary
Jason Hemmy is a Lead Front-End Developer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and shipping user-focused web applications from Chicago. He progressed from PHP- and CMS-driven backend roles into front-end leadership at MERGE, where he now guides UI engineering and best practices across complex projects. Jason pairs deep practical knowledge of JavaScript, HTML/CSS and modern front-end workflows with a history of building custom plugins, ecommerce modules and API integrations, plus a formal certificate in web accessibility. Comfortable bridging client needs and technical execution, he has repeatedly taken ownership of full-stack tasks—from server maintenance to responsive front-ends—making him a pragmatic problem solver who values maintainable, testable code.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Web Accessibility, Certificate, Web Accessibility at Harper College