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HISTORY

About the founder - Jenny L. Jeffers:
At the age of 17, I was selected, as one of 10 students in the state of Alabama to be given a grant for summer employment at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Due to my interest in and love for mathematics, I was assigned to the new computer center there. They had recently installed the state of the art IBM 7040 system. I was sent to programming school with the permanent employees and as a result of my achievements, was hired to continue my employment while attending college. This was the beginning of a long and wonderful period of experience with computers and the contribution they can make to the accomplishments of people.

Beginning with this first exposure, I have found that my joy lies in helping others to realize the potential of the powerful tool - the computer. Of course, my experience began with Mainframe Computers (IBM, Honeywell, Digital Equipment, General Electric) and continued into the Mini Computer Age (IBM, Digital Equipment) and with the advent of Micro Computers, into that client/server realm in which we live and work today. During each of these phases, I have continued to enjoy creating solutions and making work easier with my knowledge and expertise. I founded my computer consulting company with the motto Another Problem Solved... to reflect the attitude of service to those interested in making the tasks easier, the data more reliable and lives more enriched using computers. The goals of Jennan Enterprises are stated as:

  • For accuracy and efficiency, data should never need to be entered more than once.
  • Data should therefore be imported, scanned or recorded from bar-coding whenever possible
  • Data should never be lost or compromised as a result of changing platforms and/or software.
  • Data integrity must be verified before financial or business decisions, reports or transmissions can be made with confidence.
  • Database design should always maximize efficiency of storage and speed of access without compromising ease of use and practicality in the real time work environment.
  • Managers dictate the end product - implementers provide the optimum method of achieving it.
  • Applications should provide practical solutions and streamline operations.
  • Jennan Enterprises will provide only products of which we can be proud and that are developed timely, efficiently, correctly and completely.
  • A product is not complete until the customer is satisfied.
  • Those who need or can benefit from our expertise with a computer, provide us with a purpose.


Jennan Enterprises has been active in the computer industry for 25 years under my management. During this time, various numbers of employees and contract programmers have been employed by Jennan to participate in projects. It has always been my responsibility to determine the size of a team needed to accomplish a task and to lead the team to the development of a timely, efficient, correct and complete product, placing priorities on those areas of greatest impact to the customer and to Jennan Enterprises along the way.

I am continuously amazed at my excitement and enthusiasm for each new step the computer industry takes into further enabling users to broaden their horizons, increase capabilities and productivity and derive enjoyment from the work experience. My goal for the rest of my career is to use my knowledge and ability to optimize and maximize the power and quality of automation in as many environments as possible in as efficient a manner as possible.

About the current owner – Joseph (“Joe”) W. Detrick, Sr.
I have a degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Graceland University in Lamoni, IA.  I began my career in regulation in 1995 with the Iowa Insurance Division, where I started as a Financial Examiner.  From 1995 to 1999, I performed roles as a Financial Examiner, Financial Analyst, and Market Conduct Examiner.  In 1999, I began to focus on IT by performing multiple Y2K reviews.  From 1999 to 2006 I served as a Financial Examiner, Examiner-In-Charge, and IT Specialist.  During my time at the Iowa Insurance Division I obtained certifications for Accredited Financial Examiner (AFE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Automated Examination Specialist (AES) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

I left the Iowa Insurance Division in September 2006 and joined Jennan Enterprises, LLC as an IT Specialist/Financial Examiner.  After joining Jennan, I obtained my Certified Financial Examiner (CFE) certification.  From 2006 to 2023, I performed roles as a Financial Examiner, Market Conduct Examiner, and IT Specialist. 

I became the owner of Jennan Enterprises, LLC on January 1, 2023.