About Me
I'm a senior software developer with 20+ years of experience building enterprise systems, SaaS products, and custom business applications. I'm based in rural Warsaw, Ohio, where I live with my wife and nine children.
My career started under the mentorship of my father, John Loper Sr. — a 30+ year industry veteran. I learned database design, software architecture, and code organization from someone who'd been doing this since before most modern frameworks existed. That foundation, combined with two decades of shipping real products, is what sets me apart from developers who learned from tutorials.
I'm a full-stack builder — I own the entire lifecycle from requirements through deployment and maintenance. I'm equally comfortable designing a database schema, architecting a microservice, deploying Docker containers on Linux, or building a modern web frontend. I'm also deeply invested in self-hosted infrastructure and running my own production environments.
Core Skills
Languages & Frameworks
- C# / VB.NET / .NET 8
- ASP.NET Core (MVC, Web API, Razor)
- Entity Framework / EF Core
- WPF / Avalonia UI / Windows Forms
- TypeScript / HTML5 / CSS3
Infrastructure
- SQL Server / PostgreSQL / MySQL
- Docker / Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
- nginx / Gitea / CI/CD
- ZFS / Proxmox / Self-hosted
- REST API Design
Architecture
- Multi-tenant SaaS
- Microservices / Event-driven
- Code generation frameworks
- System design & mentoring
AI / ML
- LLM inference (llama.cpp, vLLM)
- STT/TTS pipelines
- AI agent orchestration
Career Timeline
Full-Stack Developer / Product Owner
SaaS Product Portfolio
Building AssetTrackr, SageAcademy, and InfiniBoard — a portfolio of commercial SaaS products.
Developer / Partner
Ecclesiastes 510
Full-stack developer on an automated FOREX trading platform. Built real-time data ingestion, trade analysis engine, risk management, and backtesting modules.
Independent Developer
TorrentRover LLC
Focused full-time on growing TorrentRover while managing a major life transition. Kept skills current through side projects.
Senior Developer
Cincinnati Bell Telephone
Led SOE system migration from VB6 to ASP.NET MVC/C#. Built customer retention, tax calculation, and receipt systems.
Developer
Meridios
Built HIPAA-compliant analytics dashboards for healthcare providers. Local-first data processing ensuring patient data privacy.
Developer
Tsunami Software
Small-team developer at custom software company. Built code generation framework, client projects for Alaska Communications, Ohio Gratings, Windstream, and more.
What I'm Looking For
I'm seeking a full-time remote position (W2 or 1099) focused on .NET software development. I thrive in environments where I can own features end-to-end — from design through deployment.
I'm equally comfortable joining a team as a senior contributor or leading a small team as a technical lead. I bring 20+ years of shipping real products, self-hosted infrastructure experience, and a reputation for delivering on promises.