Damian Cannon
Software Engineer at FRM HOLDINGS LTD
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDamian Cannon is a versatile software engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering full-stack solutions in investment and legal sectors, spanning startups to FTSE-scale organizations. Based in London, he specializes in C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript and SQL/NoSQL, building robust, test-driven, CI-enabled applications and championing pair programming and Agile delivery. As a Principal Engineer at Scribestar and a Senior Developer at Man Group, he has led architectural decisions, refactored to reduce debt, and aligned technical delivery with business goals, including middle-office data mapping and portfolio analysis tools. He currently applies his skills at Ion Asset Architecture UK Limited and contributes as a private investor and investment panellist, bringing strategic market insight to technology decisions. His academic foundation in physics and a PhD in X-Ray Astrophysics informs a rigorous, analytical approach to problem solving and data modelling. Beyond coding, he founded StockSlam events to connect private investors, illustrating an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to community building.
10 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Physics with Astrophysics, 1st Class, BSc, Physics with Astrophysics, 1st Class at The University of BirminghamPhD, X-Ray Astrophysics, PhD, X-Ray Astrophysics at University of BirminghamGithub contributions (5)
DamianCannon/MotleyFoolDownloader
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:1 commit, 42 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
DamianCannon/DataStructures
Feb 2024 - Feb 2024
Contributions:12 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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