Software developer and owner-operator specializing in desktop and backend systems, data visualization, and integrations for regulated/enterprise applications. Experienced across .NET/WPF, C/C++, Python, SQL, and hardware/software automation with structured-light and camera-based instrumentation. Led multiple full-stack product efforts end-to-end—prototyping for startups, rescuing and stabilizing underperforming enterprise platforms, and modernizing legacy operations into maintainable, automated workflows.

John Dailey

Software developer and owner-operator specializing in desktop and backend systems, data visualization, and integrations for regulated/enterprise applications. Experienced across .NET/WPF, C/C++, Python, SQL, and hardware/software automation with structured-light and camera-based instrumentation. Led multiple full-stack product efforts end-to-end—prototyping for startups, rescuing and stabilizing underperforming enterprise platforms, and modernizing legacy operations into maintainable, automated workflows.

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Software developer and owner-operator specializing in desktop and backend systems, data visualization, and integrations for regulated/enterprise applications. Experienced across .NET/WPF, C/C++, Python, SQL, and hardware/software automation with structured-light and camera-based instrumentation.

Led multiple full-stack product efforts end-to-end—prototyping for startups, rescuing and stabilizing underperforming enterprise platforms, and modernizing legacy operations into maintainable, automated workflows.

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Language

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Work Experience

Owner/Operator – Software Developer at Midcoast Software Solutions
January 1, 2025 - Present
Owner-operator providing software development services. (Specific projects not detailed in the provided resume text.)
Software Engineer at Phase3D
February 1, 2023 - November 1, 2025
Designed and built a prototype software product for a startup manufacturing QA company, helping secure initial external funding. Built industrial data visualization using OpenGL (point clouds and volume rendering via ray marching). Developed a WPF desktop app integrating WPF UI surfaces with OpenGL rendering. Implemented backend software for high-speed cameras and structured-light projectors to monitor and measure build surfaces. Integrated with customer machine electronics and programmed microcontrollers; also worked with sensors such as phototransistors.
Owner/Operator – Software Developer at Midcoast Software Solutions
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2023
Owner-operator providing software development services. (Specific projects not detailed in the provided resume text.)
Software Developer at Oakhurst Dairy
January 1, 2010 - Present
Overhauled and modernized internal software operations. Developed a mobile application for delivery drivers with GPS/mapping for route review. Built warehouse automation support including picking management, integration with warehouse hydraulic pallet loader, LED picking boards, and laser tracking. Also developed a mobile application for traveling marketing staff.
Database Developer at PowerPay
January 1, 2010 - Present
Developed and modernized a database for a credit card processing firm. Created an automated process for quarterly commission calculations. Reverse-engineered an abandoned website with no available source code. Performed database design improvements and data cleanup.
Software Engineer at Finance Authority of Maine (Alfond Scholarship Program)
January 1, 2010 - Present
Automated the Alfond Scholarship Foundation’s charitable contributions program by integrating foundation funds with beneficiary 529 accounts and automating transactions between scholarship and participant accounts. Integrated with Maine Bureau of Vital Statistics to compute total cohort awards.
Software Engineer at Deepcell
January 1, 2010 - Present
Supplemented a software team developing an instrument to sort and classify cells from samples. Built a multithreaded Windows desktop application for instrument control. Implemented device communication using vendor/library APIs and serial port communication. Automated build/test integration and CI/CD workflows.
Software Engineer at Finance Authority of Maine (EPIC program)
January 1, 2010 - Present
Took over an underperforming/overbudget educational loan and grant platform. Stabilized it in production, corrected faulty behaviors, and reworked to meet the originally intended scope. For under $80K additional investment, delivered the expected system. Expanded support for additional FAME programs and consolidated workflows out of MS Access and Excel sources. Implemented WPF/ReactiveUI client behaviors and server/API integrations with reporting and PDF generation.
Software Engineer at Finance Authority of Maine (NextGen program)
January 1, 2010 - Present
Designed and created technical systems to operate Maine’s 529 college savings program. Coordinated data integration with Bank of America and Bank of New York. Automated custom grant/award calculations and executed transactions as appropriate.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
January 1, 1996 - May 1, 2000

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Government, Manufacturing, Computers & Electronics