Daniel Wood
Principle Product Specialist at AVEVA
Chester, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Wood is a Principal Product Specialist and seasoned mechanical engineer with 14 years’ experience designing piping and process systems for oil, gas and petrochemical clients and now shaping next-generation isometric software at AVEVA. He combines deep CAD/CAE expertise (AVEVA E3D, AutoPLANT, PDMS, Caesar II) with hands-on software administration and development skills in C#, C++, Python, VBA and domain-specific PML to bridge engineering and product delivery. Educated to MSc level in Mechanical Engineering with FEA and calculation focus, he has led teams, managed CAD libraries/specifications, and validated complex vendor equipment across large projects. An active contributor to the FreeCAD project, he improved toolpath post-processing and tool library management—bringing practical CAM insight to his product work. Based in Chester, he’s known for turning field-proven engineering practices into robust software features that reduce risk and streamline deliverables.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
School, Computing and Engineering, School, Computing and Engineering at The University of HuddersfieldMSc, Mechanical Engineering, Distinction, MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Distinction at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Github Skills (5)
freecad10
gcode10
python10
post-processing10
cad9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
FreeCAD/FreeCAD
Aug 2019 - Mar 2022
This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 120 commits, 51 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the FreeCAD Path workbench, specifically focusing on enhancing the toolpath generation and post-processing functionalities. Their commits included modifications to the `PathPost.py` file to adjust the Z traverse height, ensuring tool safety and avoiding collisions. Furthermore, the user worked on improvements to the tool library manager to allow for multiple tool tables and added the ability to import and open existing tool tables.
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dubstar-04/PathHelperFace
Apr 2020 - Jan 2021
PathHelperFace
Contributions:27 commits, 7 PRs, 19 pushes in 9 months
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