Daniel Watford
Software Consultant at Apache OFBiz®
Thanet, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDaniel Watford is a software consultant and director with 11+ years delivering pragmatic IT integration and re-engineering for enterprises, government and defence clients. He specialises in untangling legacy, brownfield systems to reduce technical debt, restore build reproducibility and enable rapid feedback and frequent delivery. Technically versatile, he spans full-stack Java and web development, SharePoint/Teams integration and has contributed as a full‑stack developer and PMC member to Apache OFBiz, improving form rendering and onboarding for an open-source ERP used in large enterprise deployments. He has a track record in high-assurance environments (NATO, BAE, Raytheon) where he blends systems-level design, CI practices and accessibility or PKI-driven integrations. Known for stepping into stalled projects, he offers free consultations and trial implementations to de-risk early engagement and prove value quickly.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Dane Court Grammar School, BroadstairsBSc(Hons) Upper Second Class, Computer Science, BSc(Hons) Upper Second Class, Computer Science at Brunel University of London
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Github Skills (14)
javas10
web-widgets10
web-framework10
freemarker10
widgets10
java10
xml9
nodejs6
nextjs6
javascript6
stomp6
web-deployment6
cpanel6
groovy4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
apache/ofbiz-framework
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
Apache OFBiz is an open source product for the automation of enterprise processes. It includes framework components and business applications for ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing Resource Planning. OFBiz provides a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:42 reviews, 67 commits, 155 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the OFBiz framework's widget component, focusing on form rendering. They modified the `ModelFormField` and `MacroFormRenderer` classes, implementing changes to how form fields, particularly lookup and date-time fields, are rendered. A significant focus was on refactoring the rendering process to utilize FTL's `with_args` for macro calls and improving overall code quality, including fixing line lengths and addressing coding standard violations. The user also addressed issues related to the rendering of form components.
starting-pointofbizchainsupplycrm
danwatford/abc
Jan 2016 - Mar 2022
Contributions:33 pushes, 1 branch, 3 tags in 6 years 2 months
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