Barnyard BBS

Like a wish that bends reality,
nothing left to dream for me

If you are looking for my resume, you have certainly come to the right place.  This resume was last updated on 05/25/2006 and reflects my current status. 

Also, I maintain a much more complete description of my work experiences here.  My "long version" resume expands on each of my projects in much greater detail.  It is a long read, but will give you a true picture of who I am.

Ben Yanis

Employment History:

Major Short-Term Lending Company, CIO, 2003-Present

  • Designed, developed, and managed technology infrastructure of a major short-term lender
  • Supervised automation of critical systems, facilitating large gains in total staff efficiency
  • Designed complex financial control systems to manage lending compliance requirements
  • Leveraged technology to provide a a higher standard of customer service with minimal staff expansion

MediGraph Physical Therapy Software, Chief Developer, 2000-Present (Officer)

  • Created, developed, and maintained a shrink-wrapped medical database system from inception to maturity
  • Automated many internal procedures, such as contact management, scheduling, billing, and staff interaction
  • Managed HIPAA compliance and privacy controls
  • Managed several developers, projects, and facilities
  • Supervised Technical Support and Quality Assurance (Post-Production Groups)

W-Lok Corporation, Design Engineer, 1998-2000

  • Designed and modified high security locking systems
  • Extensive product prototyping, specialties in thermoplastic casting and stainless steel casting
  • Automated/integrated internal procedures, such as inventory, sales, support, billing, etc.

BLS Security Solutions, Sole Proprietor, 1997-2000

  • Designed large security plans, including masterkey systems, employed forensic locksmithing skills
  • Used knowledge of security and software engineering to pay for my college tuition

Skills Summary:

  • Proficient in over 20 computer languages, including VB.Net, C#, VB, VBA, C/C++, Perl, Java, PHP, Javascript, and many others.
  • Experienced with many database systems, such as SQL Server, Oracle, mySQL, Access, and others
  • Experienced in web development and web server administration (IIS, Apache, ASP.Net , Classic  ASP, PHP, Perl, Javascript)
  • Experienced in all phases of software development and security, emphasis on web, database and business systems
  • Extensive experience with Microsoft Office software integration projects
  • Experience with managing several projects, developers, and facilities
  • Background in server / network security and administration
  • Linux / Unix / Solaris / VMS / MacOS experience
  • Expert knowledge of the MS Office object model
  • Background in data modeling / data analysis
  • Working knowledge of financial and medical sectors

Education:

  • Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ
    Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
    GPA 3.75+
  • Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
  • The Hill School, Pottstown, PA