Summary
Daniel Mcknight is a seasoned software engineering manager with nearly a decade of leadership experience and over 10 years crafting web applications across PHP, .NET, and modern front-end stacks. Currently leading Software Development Engineering at Wizards of the Coast, he has progressed from hands-on .NET development and SharePoint work to managing cross-functional engineering teams at Fandom and Curse. Daniel blends practical full-stack expertise—ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, JavaScript, HTML/CSS—with Agile/Scrum delivery practices to ship business-critical web systems. He is comfortable bridging legacy enterprise platforms and modern web architectures, having moved from support/configuration roles into development and management. Based in Huntsville, AL, he pairs technical depth with people leadership and a clear goal to stay on the cutting edge of web application development. An understated strength is his track record of evolving within the same product ecosystems, demonstrating both institutional knowledge and the ability to scale teams and systems over time.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Management Information Systems, Bachelors of Science, Management Information Systems at The University of Alabama in Huntsville