Daniel Saxil-nielsen
Head Of Front End Engineering, Open at VML Enterprise Solutions
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Saxil-nielsen is a seasoned front-end engineering leader with 14 years of hands-on experience and a track record of building high-performance teams and scalable user interfaces. Currently Head of Front End Engineering at WPP and a senior technical architect at VML Enterprise Solutions, he combines delivery-focused leadership with deep expertise in JavaScript, data visualisation (D3), and cloud-enabled front-end architectures. He has led projects from early startups to enterprise clients—creating widely scaled components such as the TweetMeme retweet widget and architecting DataSift’s PYLON dashboard—proving an ability to translate complex data and business needs into intuitive interfaces. Known for pitching to C-level stakeholders and delivering on time and on budget, he blends technical rigour with clear product thinking. Based in Reading, UK, he holds a background in Artificial Intelligence and Cybernetics, which informs his interest in AI-driven front-end experiences.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Artifical Inteligence and Cybernetics Engineering Computer Science, Artifical Inteligence and Cybernetics Engineering Computer Science at University of Reading
Github Skills (79)
ellipsis10
tooltips10
selector10
deprecated10
npm9
javascript8
yui-compressor8
yui8
metalsmith8
content-editor8
scene7
jekyll7
home-assistant-integration6
hue6
compress6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
datasift/trace
May 2014 - Aug 2016
Contributions:61 commits, 3 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 years 3 months
chartschartjavascript-chart-librarychart-libraryjavascript
dtsn/jungleskipper
Jul 2017 - Feb 2022
Contributions:47 PRs, 880 pushes, 49 branches in 4 years 8 months
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