Daniel Root
Senior Tech Lead at Intel Corporation
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Root is a Cloud Security SaaS Architect with 12 years of software engineering and architecture experience, currently designing secure cloud-native solutions at Intel in California. His career spans fintech, endpoint security, and scientific software—building everything from BNPL systems and solar loan platforms to high-throughput screening tools—demonstrating a rare blend of enterprise-scale engineering and scientific rigor. A former founder and longtime hands-on developer, he pairs deep C#/C++ roots and systems thinking with modern cloud and security practices. He has a PhD in Chemistry, which informs his analytical approach to complex system design and algorithmic problems. Outside work he’s an active app developer and self-described “catcher of many fish,” hinting at practical curiosity and a balanced life as a father of three.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computational Chemistry, PhD, Computational Chemistry at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Chemistry, BS, Chemistry at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Github Skills (200)
linq10
background-worker10
entity-framework10
background-thread10
change-tracking10
hangfire10
dotnet10
efcore10
database10
schema-migrations10
windows-service10
orm10
dotnet-core10
jetbrains9
ionic9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
danroot/smartthings_virtual_open_closed_tile
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
danroot/MongoApi
Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:15 commits in 7 days
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