Neil Padgen
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
Github Skills (39)
homebrew9
homebridge8
thermostat7
rust6
automation6
flask5
macos5
linux5
windows5
many-to-many4
dynamic4
ruby-client4
alternate4
lazy-loading3
django3
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 - Apr 2026
Mac: Read a play script in various voices, to help in learning.
Contributions:42 PRs, 57 pushes, 39 branches in 10 years 1 month
macosvoicesmac
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