David Butler
VP Control Technologies at Pixsper
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Butler is a VP-level control technologies specialist and creative technologist with 11+ years building advanced media server and show-control systems for live events, theatre, broadcast and film. He combines deep hands-on expertise in disguise/d3 and Hippotizer platforms with low-level software skills in C, C++, Rust, C#/.NET and Python to deliver fast, custom show applications, real-time graphics and virtual production tooling. David has shipped large-scale, technically complex projects—ranging from Eurovision-level productions and Disney projection mapping to worldwide tours—while also designing UX/GUI, control protocol interfaces and cloud/networked AV workflows. He favors accelerated development cycles and pragmatic engineering, often bridging the gap between artists and systems by implementing bespoke integrations and automation tracking. Based in London, he pairs an academic background in sound design with practical product and consultancy experience as VP at seismiq and lead programmer at Pixsper.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MSc by Research, Sound Design, MSc by Research, Sound Design at The University of EdinburghBA, Music Technology, First Class Honours, BA, Music Technology, First Class Honours at Lancaster University
English
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Github Skills (130)
lan10
libgit210
xaml10
nosql-database10
ffi10
encoding10
hangfire10
linux10
dotnet10
browser10
unsafe10
versioning10
avalonia10
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
davidbutlerdesign/citpsharp
Mar 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:1 release, 5 PRs, 88 pushes in 5 years 3 months
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pixsper/citpsharp
Mar 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 release, 9 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years
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