Neil Padgen
Principal Technologist VP Of Technology at Skill Dynamics
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorNeil Padgen is a pragmatic technology leader and Principal Technologist / VP of Technology based in Reading, England, with a decade of experience driving engineering teams to deliver continuous, working software. He blends hands-on agile practice with a coaching management style, empowering teams to move quickly while maintaining safe, accountable delivery. Known for bridging business and technology, Neil excels at public communication and aligning product goals with engineering realities. At Skill Dynamics he focuses on building high-performing teams and sustainable delivery pipelines rather than firefighting one-off projects. He prefers direct professional relationships and avoids unsolicited recruitment approaches, reflecting a disciplined, relationship-first approach to hiring and networking.
10 years of coding experience
Italian, French
Github Skills (50)
binaries9
homebrew9
cli9
macos9
administration9
command-line-tool9
thermostat8
homebridge7
rust6
azure6
flask6
alternate6
controlling6
extensible5
siri5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
npadgen/timetable-clock
May 2020 - Sep 2021
Display a clock and a summary of the current event on a calendar
Contributions:1 review, 6 PRs, 11 pushes in 1 year 4 months
clockjavascriptcalendar
npadgen/read-a-script
Apr 2016 - Mar 2025
Mac: Read a play script in various voices, to help in learning.
Contributions:39 PRs, 49 pushes, 32 branches in 9 years 1 month
macosvoicesmac
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