John Walley

Developing innovative data visualisation solutions.

Founded and grew a software consultancy delivering innovative solutions across multiple industries.

• Developed a floor planner in collaboration with [Reno](https://www.renovatewithreno.co.uk/), a leading UK home renovation startup.
• Designed visualization tools for the pension industry in partnership with [Financial Canvas](https://www.financialcanvas.co.uk/).
• Created open-source data visualization libraries with over 80,000 weekly downloads ([Allotment](https://allotment.mulberryhousesoftware.com/) & [Pennant](https://pennant.vega.xyz/)) for [Vega](https://vega.xyz/), a decentralized derivatives trading network.

Enhanced product visibility and usage for a newly acquired database deployment tool.

• Increased awareness and adoption through targeted marketing and outreach strategies.
• Implemented in-product analytics to provide actionable insights.
• Collaborated with UX specialists to prioritise features and improve user experience.

Developed solutions to streamline SQL Server database deployment for users of popular release management tools.

• Contributed to a scalable framework powering a high-performance risk analytics service.
• Developed a tracing just-in-time compiler, enabling C# financial models to run efficiently on GPUs.

• Designed algorithms for human motion capture using low-cost inertial sensors.
• Developed a bespoke financial trading tool tailored to an independent trader's needs.

• Designed and implemented quantitative methods as part of the applied HPC team.
• Advocated agile development practices, including iterative approaches and stakeholder feedback.

• Worked directly with customers to understand their technical and business challenges.
• Served as the main UK technical contact for MathWorks parallel computing tools.
• Prepared and delivered presentations to customers and prospects.
• Provided feedback to the commercial and R&D organisations.

• Assessed and improved warship stealth technology.
• Developed multi-sensor fusion techniques to enhance situational awareness.
• Created object tracking algorithms using C++, MATLAB, and Python.

• Conducted data analysis and modelling for a mass spectrometry experiment in Fortran.
• Co-authored a peer-reviewed paper: ['Hyperfine-resolved spectrum of the molecular dication DCl²⁺'](https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.61.050501).