Jean-david Gadina
Lead Developer Software Engineer at DigiDNA
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolJean-david Gadina is a seasoned lead developer with 13+ years building cross-platform commercial software, currently driving iOS, macOS and Windows development at DigiDNA in Lausanne. He led full rewrites of flagship products like iMazing and FileApp, combining technical leadership, reverse engineering and UI design within small distributed teams. Skilled in macOS/iOS internals, he contributes to notable open-source tools such as the Hot menu‑bar app with Apple Silicon support and thermal telemetry. His background spans PHP, CMS and XML systems from entrepreneurial and agency roles, giving him a pragmatic blend of product focus and low-level engineering. Colleagues rely on him for applied R&D and practical solutions that bridge platform constraints and delightful user experiences.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Markup Language (XML) at Schule für Medienintegration (SMI Academy)
French, English
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macmade/Hot
Sep 2020 - Nov 2022
Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues.
Role in this project:
iOS/macOS Developer
iOS/macOS DeveloperContributions:25 releases, 110 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jean-david primarily contributed to the development of the macOS menu bar application "Hot", focused on displaying CPU thermal information. Their work included implementing features like displaying the CPU temperature, speed limits, and thermal pressure, as well as integrating preferences for user customization. They also added support for Apple Silicon processors and improved the application's UI and user experience by incorporating graph views and enhanced status item displays.
displaysmenumacos-menucpupower-management
macmade/FileSystem
Jun 2013 - Jan 2017
Contributions:7 commits, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 7 months
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