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John C.
Petaluma, CA
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expert troubleshooter, generalist developer, tenacious problem solver
$166.67/hr
"Jack of all trades, master of none" is typically said in a derogatory fashion, but I adopt the title gladly, and you will not likely find more than a few dozen generalists worldwide who can match my troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
I've been programming, on and off, for well over 40 years, if you count my study of BASIC in 1968, 6 years before I actually got my hands on a computer: the DECSystem-10 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. As a result of working on computers and microcontrollers of various sizes and capabilities over the years, I have learned to get to the basics of a problem, come up with a prototype solution, and refine it to the customer's satisfaction. My methodology, which I found later is used by many successful programmers, is "build one to throw away"... once the code is working, rewrite it from scratch, correcting the false assumptions made in the first attempt, and refactoring to make a clean, maintainable, codebase.
My background in both the electrical/electronics side of things plus years of experience reverse-engineering and improving software on dozens of different architectures gives me the rounded background necessary to take on projects which leave specialists lost. I may charge more than most, but when you've run up against a brick wall, I can likely find a way over, around, or through it.
Work history
Work history
Postscript Expert for Logo Creation move from Redhat 5 to Redhat 8 server
Mar 27, 2024
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May 6, 2024
5.00
"John was fantastic to work with! He really has a passion for problem solving. He explored many options to help us resolve a road block in this project and any…
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MITM proxy and log all traffic
Apr 1, 2020
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May 13, 2020
No feedback given
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Update 20 Line PostScript program to place a page number where I want it
May 12, 2020
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May 12, 2020
5.00
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Modify JS function from POST to PUT method
Sep 4, 2018
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Sep 4, 2018
5.00
"I rehired John and I cannot be more happy; he solved the problem within hours of posting the requirements and in a very very short work time, meaning with a…
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Fetch data from site
Jan 21, 2018
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Jan 21, 2018
5.00
"As always it is a pleasure to work with John. He is a master of all. This project had PHP, Python, Java script etc. The code was delivered neatly and…
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Embedded Linux GURU
Jul 4, 2017
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Aug 26, 2017
No feedback given
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Amazon Echo Modification
Feb 1, 2017
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Jun 30, 2017
5.00
"John was great to work with on a very complicated task. We will be working with him again soon"
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Seeking Javacript developer with Debian OS experience
Apr 13, 2017
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Jun 11, 2017
5.00
"Effective independent management of the details of software development.
Valuable contributions to project management and documentation."
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Seeking Javacript developer with Debian OS experience
Apr 11, 2017
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Apr 13, 2017
5.00
"Good communication. Works well independently. Willing to learn new language and frameworks prior to tasks."
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macOS/OS X - Python Script tuning and reconfiguring
Mar 17, 2017
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Mar 18, 2017
5.00
"John got right down to business and had answers for me within hours, not days. He even tolerated some gaffs on my side like a champion. Very skilled and very…
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Misc work
Sep 4, 2019
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