Daniel Naylor
Senior Consultant at Opencast
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDaniel Naylor is a Senior Consultant and software/data engineer with a PhD in Theoretical Physics who blends hands-on backend and data engineering with strategic capability building. He designs and delivers microservice-based APIs, enterprise data platforms and ML-driven energy optimisation models that cut costs and CO2 by up to 50%, while also shaping go-to-market data offerings and partnerships (notably with Databricks). Comfortable toggling between code-level problem solving and executive-facing strategy, he has led teams to early delivery, built on-call support practices, and produced clear user and internal documentation to smooth handovers. His background in HPC numerical simulation and teaching informs a pragmatic approach to performant, understandable solutions and mentoring technical teams. Based in Newcastle, he brings a rare combination of academic rigour, production software experience across regulated domains, and a knack for translating complex science into usable products.
4 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Theoretical Physics, PhD, Theoretical Physics at University of HullProgramming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
hmrc/transit-movements
May 2022 - Dec 2023
Contributions:153 reviews, 58 PRs, 93 pushes in 1 year 7 months
hmrc/ctc-traders-phase4-service-guide
Apr 2022 - Nov 2023
Contributions:1 release, 5 reviews, 1 PR in 1 year 7 months
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