Daniel Studds

Virtual CTO and Full Stack Developer

Daniel can guide you through the modern technology landscape, assist in hiring or managing developers, and if appropriate, get hands on with the code.

Daniel is a virtual CTO with a background in full stack development and enterprise consulting. He knows when technology can solve a problem, and when it can’t. Daniel can guide you through the modern technology landscape, assist in hiring or managing developers, and if appropriate, get hands on with the code.

Projects

Nightingale

When the opportunity came up to make a greater contribution at Nightingale Housing, I couldn’t say no. This is a key time for the organisation, and they need someone to come in for a brief stint and supercharge their IT.

• Establishing a technology strategy and consolidating tech landscape.
• Supporting on-going process and efficiency improvements.
• Developed a digital balloting solution using Angular / Node / AWS serverless stack.

Findex (16 months)

Leadership position within a team developing client and payment portals:

• Loosely coupled, serverless architecture: AWS Lambdas, API Gateway, CloudFormation, etc.
• SPA frontend using Angular
• Engaging with stakeholders to elicit requirements and constraints.
• Mentoring / coaching teammates in Typescript and Angular

VicSuper (4 months)

As the senior front-end developer, responsible for developing the VicSuper mobile app and coaching junior developers.

The VicSuper mobile app allows VicSuper members to view their superannuation account details, and update their personal details. The app works across iOS and Android, and the user can log in using TouchID or FaceID. Once logged in, they can see details of their balances and contributions, as well as pension payments (if applicable). They can also explore their accounts via interactive balance history and investment allocation charts

Trace (5 years)

I was the CEO and lead developer for Trace Studio, leading a team of three.

Trace Studio helps large organisations (like insurance companies) manage their outbound emails and letters. Trace Studio features a custom rich-content editor that intelligently identifies content for reuse, and shows the user where else that same content has been used. Multiple users can edit simultaneously, and changes are synchronised between users in real time.

Tools