I am an Advanced Technologies Software Engineer.

I've been contracting at MIT Lincoln Laboratory for over 17 years,
doing technology assessments, designing, coding, and delivering
proof of technology prototypes and other advanced software.

Stuff that hasn't been done before.

For clients with new problems and uncertain solutions.

Defining the cutting edge.

To keep our tribe ahead of the other tribes.

I've designed, written, and delivered code on award winning teams.

My code was personally used by the Lab Director to become familiar with cyber-defense,

My code was used by the MIT Chancellor to manage her COVID response on campus.

Before MIT, I designed, coded, and shipped over 20 commercial software products
for the financial, legal, logistics, and other industries.

Profitable products.

I co-founded 7-128 Software,
producing computer games for people visually or motion impaired.

We've shipped over 30 commercial computer games, with zero bug reports.

Including Here Comes the Duck!
The only computer game for blind Chinese infants.

My current personal side projects explore

• New software technologies
• In new combinations
• For new purposes

Recently a colleague at the Lab reported he'd overheard a Lab staffer say:

“We need a John Bannick on this project.”
And her colleague reply:
“Yes, but he's unavailable.”

I bore easily.