Jake Berger Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Engineered and maintained .NET APIs to handle financial transactions for school districts to ensure reliable and compliant processing of payments and records, facilitating seamless bidirectional data flow with integrated vendors to keep databases synchronized and up-to-date.• Assisted in design and implementation of a Point of Sale (POS) application, now available on the Apple Store, enhancing transaction processing efficiency and user experience.• Integrated Identity Server with OAuth 2.0 to securely dispense access tokens to various microservices, enhancing application security and user authentication.• Developed backend features for our POS API; Created endpoints for handling cash, credit, and MagTek transactions, providing comprehensive support for various payment methods and ensuring seamless functionality for the POS app.

Champaign County, Illinois, United States

-Integrated “Responsive Classroom” practices into instruction; created engaging and rigorous learning tasks, cultivated a positive classroom community that encouraged risk-taking and academic inquiry, created a developmentally appropriate learning environment that differentiated instruction and classwork based on the needs of each student-Utilized the gradual release of responsibility framework within all aspects of my practice while incorporating various research-based methods of instruction, including “Kagan Structures” and “Interactive Learning Structures” to promote collaborative learning-Provided students with authentic projects, including a model government permitting students to draft laws by taking on the roles of members of both Houses of Congress; these laws, if passed, had tangible effects on the classroom

-Served as gym instructor for Z Frank Apachi Day Camp; led activities in all sports-Taught swimming to children ages 3–14 with emphasis on proper technique and building endurance-Led “All Star Abilities” exercise program for special needs students

Produced written and video reviews for major sports titles from the Madden, NBA 2k, and MLB the Show franchises

Authored creative video content, including a tutorial series for MLB The Show’s hitting and pitching mechanics, a series examining how real-life football concepts are implemented in the Madden franchise, and a five-part series ranking the top 25 sports games in history

C#.Net Full Stack

Master Of Education - Med, Education

Master Of Education - Med

Bachelor Of Science - Bs

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government