Daedalus Solutions is a hands-on Co-Founder and CNC programming specialist based in LaSalle, Ontario, with seven years of formal experience and a machining background dating to 1986 that bridges shop-floor expertise and modern software practices. He runs an outsourcing firm that delivers efficient toolpaths and programs for moulds, dies, fixtures, and bespoke tooling needs, stepping in when companies struggle to find skilled programmers. Equally comfortable in code, he contributes to open-source backend projects like Directus—fixing extension loading, improving HTTP logging, and adding Prometheus support—bringing reliability and observability to production systems. That blend of deep CNC know-how and backend development means he can translate complex manufacturing requirements into automated, auditable workflows. Clients benefit from his pragmatic problem-solving, whether optimizing cycle times on a mill or debugging extension SDKs in a headless CMS.
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:291 reviews, 134 PRs, 315 pushes in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Daedalus contributed to the Directus backend by fixing bugs related to extension auto-loading, HTTP logger path filtering, and filter handling within the application. They implemented features like the ability to ignore specific paths from the HTTP logger. The user also addressed issues in the extensions SDK, including problems with custom devDependencies and bundle extension nesting. Further contributions included improvements to various interfaces and the addition of Prometheus support.
The open source operating system for digital agencies. Built with Directus and Nuxt.
Contributions:5 reviews, 11 PRs, 12 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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