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🐍 Experienced Software Developer - Python PHP C# VB ASP SQL ChatGPT (Maine/New England)

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Custom Automation, Smart Tools, Website Maintenance, and AI-Powered Solutions

40+ years of professional hands-on software development and I still love solving real problems. I build practical, reliable solutions using Python, PHP, C#, VB, ASP, SQL and ChatGPT — and I know how to get things working fast.

✅ What I Can Help With:

🖥️ Custom Windows tools — desktop apps or command-line utilities
📄 Office automation — Word, Excel, PDF, CSV processing
🕷️ Data scraping — pull info from websites, even the tricky ones
📊 Dashboards and reports — turn raw data into clear output
🤖 Python/ChatGPT integration — smart tools, code generators, summaries, automation
🛠️ Fix and enhance existing software — legacy code, abandoned projects, upgrades, modernize older websites

👥 Who I Work With:

Small business owners who need something custom
Freelancers and consultants who want tools that save time
Educators, writers, artists, and content creators
Anyone with a smart idea and a Windows PC

🧰 My Tools of the Trade:

Languages: Python, PHP, C#, VB.NET, IIS, ASP, HTML/CSS, JS, and ChatGPT
Database: SQL Server, MySQL, Access (build entire Access databases using code, not drag/drop)
Documents: Word, Excel, PDF, CSV, Markdown
Images: Bitmap (BMP, JPG, PNG, etc), Vector (WMF, SVG)
ChatGPT: Daily use for design, analysis, development, testing, and debugging

🔍 Recent Projects:

📑 Automated generation of VA medical forms from initial intake — saving time and ensuring consistent documentation.
📬 Rebuilt and upgraded an Access database to integrate book, movie, and image records into a clean, searchable system.
📈 Wrote powerful SQL Server scripts to analyze stock data and generate custom charts for smarter investment insights.
🧠 Turned brief notes about notable figures into polished biographical content in Markdown — ready for websites or archives.
🕵️ Developed tools to hide and reveal secret messages in images and audio using steganography — for fun and security training.
📥 Scraped structured data (PDF, XML, Excel) from public websites for reporting, auditing, and integration into business tools.
🏷️ Cleaned and standardized thousands of messy addresses into fully formatted, shipping-ready fields for labels and mail merges.
🧾 Scanned invoice slips, extracted text via OCR, and imported key fields directly into a searchable, filterable database.
🗺️ Used SHP map files to display local parks, trails, boat launches, and campgrounds — great for regional guides and apps.
🌐 Assumed maintenance for GoDaddy and iPage websites — keeping hosting, domains, and content running smoothly, scaled code for mobiles and cellphones.
🤖 Built a Python bot to monitor incoming files and alert interested parties via email — ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

🛑 What I Don’t Do:

Build new websites (but I will assume, maintain and enhance an already existing PHP/ASP website)
Mobile apps
Fix hardware or networks

Always ready to help build your software solutions.

Dave
downeastdave@fairpoint.net

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posted: 2026-01-07 15:45

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