Daniel Neal is a software engineer and PhD economist based in Los Angeles who applies rigorous analytical training to build efficient, user-focused web services and automations. With eight years of experience spanning startups and Google, he combines backend Python (Django/Flask), SQL, and CI/CD skills with pragmatic Scrum leadership to speed delivery and reduce defects. He has a track record of automating workflows—saving teams hours weekly at MobLab—and building scalable subscription and OAuth systems for thousands of users in his own Neal Solutions project. Daniel contributes UI-focused fixes to open-source tooling (terminal color schemes), reflecting a capacity to care about both surface polish and core reliability. Comfortable across data, product, and operations, he brings curiosity, test-driven discipline, and a habit of turning economic insight into practical engineering improvements.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Economics, Master's degree, Economics at Florida State University
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at Whitworth University
Gogh is a collection of color schemes for various terminal emulators, including Gnome Terminal, Pantheon Terminal, Tilix, and XFCE4 Terminal also compatible with iTerm on macOS.
Role in this project:
UI Designer
Contributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 1 comment in 2 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the project by modifying color schemes for terminal emulators. Their work involved updating and adjusting the color values within the "google-light.sh" and "google-dark.sh" files to refine the visual appearance and consistency of the themes. The user also addressed a bug related to highlight colors in the "apply-colors.sh" file. This suggests a focus on the visual customization and bug fixing within the terminal color scheme application process.
Contributions:11 PRs, 26 pushes, 12 branches in 6 years
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