Danny Furnivall
Lead Developer In Test at HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDanny Furnivall is a pragmatic lead Developer in Test with nine years' experience blending software engineering, data analysis and test automation across public-sector technology stacks. Currently leading test and developer enablement at HM Courts & Tribunals Service, he brings hands-on expertise in Python (Pandas, Selenium, ReportLab), Java/Kotlin (Spring Boot), PostgreSQL and infrastructure tooling like Docker, Kubernetes and Jenkins. His background in health economics and large-scale analytics (SAS, ReportLab, Django) gives him a rare ability to translate complex data and regulatory requirements into robust, auditable systems. Comfortable in both code and cross-functional leadership, he has progressed from senior data analyst roles in NHS to developer leadership within MoJ/HMCTS, shipping reliable CI/CD-driven services. He also studies Mandarin (HSK‑4, working towards HSK‑5), reflecting a sustained interest in language and international collaboration.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Health Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Health Economics at Imperial College LondonMaster of Science (MSc) Health Economics, Master of Science (MSc) Health Economics at University of YorkExchange Student Health Economics, Exchange Student Health Economics at Tsinghua UniversityHyndland Secondary SchoolMSc Software Development, MSc Software Development at University of Glasgow
French, English, Chinese
Github Skills (151)
jenkins-sds10
flux10
sdk9
rest9
api9
logstash9
azure9
rust9
fluxcd9
powershell9
api-client9
command-line-interface9
azure-cli9
pdfbox9
rest-client9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
hmcts/et-slack-alerts
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024
An Azure Function App that relays events from Azure Monitor logs to a slack channel
Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 28 pushes in 5 months
azure-function-appazure-monitorslack
furnivall/monthly-ggc-reports
Jul 2019 - Nov 2020
NHS GGC Workforce Reporting Automation
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
automation
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