Christopher Mahan 818.943.1850 Cell 818.775.9320 Home chris_mahan@yahoo.com 17809 Halsted St Unit 102 Northridge, CA 91325 EXPERIENCE 2/2004 - present HealthNet, Inc. Woodland Hills, Ca Analyst/Programmer for IT Medical Informatics group Web application development (XHTML, CSS, ASP, ADO, Javascript, XML-RPC, MSSQL2000, Oracle 9i) Wrote several reporting engines, last one all table-driven, user customizeable, save and recall of user report. Designed and coded security model, user management, app access, custom menus, and custome logging. Used synchronous javascript + XHTML/XML-RPC for AJAX-like functionality Automation (Solaris 8, Debian Linux, Windows) DBA functions: DB backups, table creation, management, indexing 12/2002 – Present Contactor, software developer TLP Funding Web-based mortgage application (http://www.betterloans.com/ apply online section) full design and implementation (ASP, MS Access 2k, MS SQL2K, and integration with Provantedge Loan Commander) Win2k client & server installations, terminal services and remote office implementation Server tasks automation with VBScript/Python, such as automated backups, batch printing City Connection Entertainment (2001-2002) Internet client-mgmt system for entertainment co. Private demo available (ASP + client-side JavaScript) 8/1999 - 12/2002 Imperial Capital Bank, Encino, CA DBA/Analyst Programmer Database administration (Access 97, 2000, MSSQL 2000) Application development (XHTML+CSS+ASP+ADO, Access 97/2000, MSSQL 2000) Systems design, evaluation, development, documentation (loan operations, audit reporting, user management). Visio2000 org charts Participated in core banking system conversion (9 mo) as lead IS implementer, and two acquisitions Script automation (VBScript, XML-RPC) Citrix Metaframe and Win2k terminal server for remote app delivery Active Directory user, password, groups management, W2K server & IIS setup/admin/backup Loan databases design with customized intranet reports and csv exports to MS Excel (residential loan portfolio analysis with 1000+ loans, $120M+, with gap, delinquency, roll rates, CRA, FHLB, rate-shock) Web replacement for legacy apps for audit, FFIEC requirements, invoicing, HR, production, wire desk Crystal Reports 8.5 with sub-reports, formatting and conditional display in VBA, parameterized queries Custom system for ASP-based authentication, granular security, and access login. Sole intranet admin PGP, AES encryption, MD5 and SHA256 for secure communications. SSL with certificates. SSH and TELNET server administration. Scripting and command-line FTP Some PostgreSQL+PERL, Apache, Python. Took introductory java class. Setup temporary DMZ with secure Linux server for special 4-month project 8/1998 - 7/1999 National Medical Underwriting (Los Angeles) DBA/Analyst Programmer Designed, implemented of Access 97/2000 custom database application integrated with Excel 2000 VB software and script for task automation (automatic backups, reports) Implementation and maintenance of company intranet and email system Staff training, development of systems operation manuals 3/1998 - 6/1998 Digitape Systems Inc. (Northridge) Operations Manager Training of employees in use of computer system, including MS Word and Excel, Intranet mail, Unix-terminal A/P, A/R, checking credit/trade references, general ledger, aging reports, collections, accounts reconciliation Relations with vendors, customers, contractors, servic es. Short and long term performance goal settings 1/1998 - 3/1998 Planet Star Parts and Service (Northridge) Manager Production technical material, quality control, production deadline, custom reporting, forecast analysis Increased customer confidence through better commitment to quality, service promptness, and reliability 6/1994 - 1/1998 Contractor (Los Angeles) Freelance Computer Technician Computer troubleshooting, software/hardware installation (modems, hard drives, printers, monitors and matching drivers), network cards, protocol settings, printers sharing, Internet configuration, email. Phone customer support, tutoring. 8/1993 - 1/1998 California Cucina Inc (North Hollywood) Manager Daily operations (customer service, quality control, financial operations), advertising, and marketing. SKILLS Software Microsoft Access 97-2002, Office 97-2003 & XP (Word, Excel, Outlook) ADO, SQL-DMO, Crystal Reports Enterprise 8.5 (with ASP component) Metavante ReportEdge (some COBOL) The GIMP (Image editor), jEdit (text editor) IIS 5.0, 6.0 setup, optimization, Apache 1.3, 2.0, .conf files setup Internet Explorer 6, Mozilla/Firefox, Konqueror, Opera XML-RPC, PGP, AES, MAPI, FTP, SSH, TELNET, Veritas Backup Exec, TapeWare Languages/protocols VBScript 5.5, ASP 3.0, JavaScript, VBA, SQL, HTML4, XHTML -> 1.1, XML, CSS, Python, PHP, .dot notation (graphviz) Currently migrating some systems to J2EE. Systems DOS 3.3->, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP Linux (RedHat 7.3, 8, 9, Mandrake 8) installation, configuration, K Desktop, Samba, permissions Debian Solaris 8 as user. Windows 2000 servers, with Active Directory, IIS, Terminal Server, Exchange 2000 IM, NetMeeting, remote admin, VNC, VPN, RDS Windows and Linux network administration Hardware PCs from parts. RAID, SCSI, backup devices, memory, interfaces. Servers and user machines Firewall setup (port blocking, redirection) Networked printers setup, troubleshooting Design / Management Structured requirements analysis; interaction with internal customers Excel pivot tables and charts, add-ons and custom functions Process flow diagrams, business ROI projection, feasibility and skill-set evaluation Workgroup management and participation (blogs, wikis, mailing lists) Team building, motivation, mentoring, focus Project management, timelines, Gantt charts, schedules, bugs & dependencies tracking Professional interaction with vendors, system support staff, and management Communication / Languages Effective verbal and written skills. Perfect fluency in spoken and written French Document creation, edition, publication: documentation, user manuals, reports, business correspondence EDUCATION California State University, Northridge Attending evening courses for BS in Information Systems (business option).