James Nix

Current

Senior Developer at Midland Loan Services

Past

Consultant at Genesis 10
Client Developer at Datacore Marketing
IT Analyst at City of Santa Clarita

Web Developer at California Earthquake Authority
Software Developer at Electronic Freight Exchange

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Education

James Madison University
The Master's College

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

James Nix’s Summary

I am a senior level software developer with over 10 years of experience. I specialize in internet applications, ETL systems, process optimization, automation and data analysis. I have built systems of varying size with the largest being a system that produces $25m in rebate checks annually. I am an expert in .Net and SQL technologies including Integration Services.

I am skilled in information security with graduate level training in a wide variety of topics including Internet law, Network Security, Assurance, Cryptography and Secure Software Engineering.

I have completed all coursework for a Masters of Science in Information Security from James Madison University except my Thesis which will be completed Summer 2009. My goal is to work for the Department of Defense in some way (directly or as a contractor).

I have earned the following DoD approved InfoSec certifications:
Information Systems Security Professionals (NSTISSI No. 4011)
Information Systems Security Officers (CNSSI No. 4014).

James Nix’s Specialties:

HTML / DHTML / CSS / XML
JavaScript / VBScript
ASP / ASP.Net / Cold Fusion
.Net Architecture
C++ / C#
Visual Basic / VB.Net
COM / ISAPI / DLL
Delphi
Strong OOD Skills
Strong Optimization Skills
MS SQL Server (2000, 2005) / Transact SQL / SSIS
Stored Procedures / Functions / Extended Stored Procedures
Access
Windows Workstation Series (9x, XP)
Windows Server Series (NT, 2000, 2003, XP)
MS Office / Visio / StarTeam / VSS / Visual Studio
Computer Hardware / Printer Repair

James Nix’s Experience

Senior Developer

Midland Loan Services

(Public Company; Financial Services industry)

November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

■ Fully documented an old system for synchronizing Servicing databases across the enterprise (GUID Sync). This included Visio flow charts of the process and documentation about the inner workings.
■ Wrote a prototype replacement system for GUID Sync that would reduce the over and under matching using SSIS. This included writing several custom SSIS Dataflow components for Address cleanup.
■ Provided ongoing support for old GUID Sync issues while management deliberated how to proceed in replacing the old system.
■ Architected a more robust and error free replacement to an existing document extract tool and then lead a team to develop it.
■ Architected and built a replacement for a very slow document import tool. The resultant tool allowed the processing of an order of magnitude more documents per minute.
■ Lead an effort to evaluate several ASP.Net Component suites for use across the enterprise.
■ Re-Indexed an entire database to increase performance by 70% - 80%.
■ Pushed for better internal security standards and demonstrated an attack against an internal system that led to SysAdmin access. This lead to an increased focus on information security.
■ Was given the responsibility to test the security of our applications.
■ Technologies used were .Net (VB.Net and ASP.Net), SQL Server 2000 and 2005 and SSIS.
Consultant

Genesis 10

(Computer Software industry)

November 2007 — May 2008 (7 months)
Client Developer

Datacore Marketing

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 2005 — 2007 (2 years )

■ Architected and developed an automated system for Datacore client H&R Block to process check fulfillment on the Send-A-Friend program. This system processes over $25 million in checks per year. The system was created under budget and made a profit for Datacore.
■ Architected and developed several custom SSIS Dataflow components to allow all Datacore developers to use complex data processing tasks easily. At the time of creation the components saved Datacore $74k per year.
■ Took an 11 hour process and recreated it as an SSIS component. The new execution time was 8 minutes. This allowed Datacore to meet a key timeframe for data processing for one of its clients.
■ Worked with a team of people to audit Datacore’s business processes in an attempt to streamline day to day operations.
■ Created several customer service tools to enable representatives to serve phone customers better and allow them to request changes to customer records. Changes would then be reviewed by Account Service representatives who could approve or deny the requests.
■ Guided decisions on securing data in transit and at rest for H&R Block.
■ Technologies used were .Net (C# and ASP.Net), SQL Server 2000 and 2005 and SSIS.
IT Analyst

City of Santa Clarita

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

March 2001 — October 2005 (4 years 8 months)

■ Worked with team to deploy Tidemark, a database application designed to capture and report on Development data. Tidemark replaced multiple other systems and provides a central location for the data. Tidemark spans almost all Departments, each of which had systems that Tidemark replaced.
■ Created several ASP.Net (VB.Net and MS SQL Server) applications to interface with Tidemark’s data and provide advanced features for scheduling, assigning to inspectors, and reporting on building inspections as well as advanced copying of building permits.
■ Developed innovative ASP.Net (VB.Net and MS SQL Server) application to automate the Development Review Committee (DRC) process, a time consuming and complex process, which resulted in elimination of excess paperwork, enhanced productivity and coordinated communication among five (5) departments.
■ Assisted in securing the externally facing network and set up periodic network scans to ensure that the external and internal networks remained secure.
■ Investigated and fought off a Denial of Service attack on our network.
■ Technologies used were .Net (C# and ASP.Net), SQL Server 2000, Classic ASP and Access.
Web Developer

California Earthquake Authority

(Government Administration industry)

June 2001 — February 2002 (9 months)

■ Performed analysis of user needs to develop innovative Intranet from the ground up resulting in increased overall productivity.
■ Developed and optimized an automated solution for cleaning and importing large flat files into MS SQL Server. Reproduced existing paper reports on Intranet using the imported data.
■ Re-designed and re-developed existing insurance rate calculator to provide enhanced usability and efficiency for the end user.
■ Created solution to consolidate firewall log information received from the firewall via email.
■ Provided training and technical support for Technology Services personnel resulting in ability to effectively enhance and update Intranet, importing solution, and insurance rate calculator.
■ Technologies used were Delphi, SQL Server 2000 and Classic ASP
Software Developer

Electronic Freight Exchange

(Computer Software industry)

December 1998 — June 2001 (2 years 7 months)

■ Developed ISAPI DLLs in Delphi to add advanced features and optimization to an E-Commerce solution.
■ Directed efforts to optimize DLLs which resulted in enabling 20x more simultaneous users.
■ Debugged E-Commerce site (with multiple pages over 1000 lines of code) developed with Cold Fusion to provide enhanced performance and stability.
■ Helped direct development solution for importing flat files.
■ Technologies used were Delphi, SQL Server 7, COM, ISAPI, Cold Fusion and Classic ASP

James Nix’s Education

James Madison University

M.S. , Information Security , 2007 — 2009

Thesis titled "Protecting Multilevel Security Application Software at Rest Using Digital Signatures and the Microsoft .Net Framework", 2009.
The Master's College

B.S. , Computer Science , 1998 — 2002