Daniel Kraft is a Privacy Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building and securing web applications, currently focused on privacy at Paramount while also leading the Chippewa Valley Developer Group. He blends backend expertise in Laravel, API-driven architectures, and Ubuntu server administration with operational experience diagnosing distributed systems using tools like Splunk. His background includes feature development for online banking, security penetration audits, and scripting large-scale batch fixesâskills informed by early roles supporting customers and field network troubleshooting. A maker at heart, Daniel maintains a personal portfolio of freelance and passion projects spanning Meteor, Magento, WordPress, and technical writing, and brings a punk/open-source ethos to his work. Based in Eau Claire, WI, he pairs pragmatic problem-solving with community leadership and a knack for turning complex security and privacy requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (AS), Computer Programming, Associate of Science (AS), Computer Programming at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology, 3.2, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology, 3.2 at University of Wisconsin-Stout
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