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I'm Daniel Drysdale, a Senior Software Engineer who delivers complex systems end-to-end by balancing architecture with real-world operations. I specialise in real-time control, hardware integration, algorithm optimization, and high-availability designs, with deep experience in warehousing and logistics. My projects stay live: the ASRS I built for ST Microelectronics in Malaysia has run 24/7 for more than 23 years. I've led teams of up to ten engineers, collaborated directly with customers at a senior level, and earned nine Australian patents.…I'm Daniel Drysdale, a Senior Software Engineer who delivers complex systems end-to-end by balancing architecture with real-world operations. I specialise in real-time control, hardware integration, algorithm optimization, and high-availability designs, with deep experience in warehousing and logistics. My projects stay live: the ASRS I built for ST Microelectronics in Malaysia has run 24/7 for more than 23 years. I've led teams of up to ten engineers, collaborated directly with customers at a senior level, and earned nine Australian patents.

Daniel Drysdale

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I'm Daniel Drysdale, a Senior Software Engineer who delivers complex systems end-to-end by balancing architecture with real-world operations. I specialise in real-time control, hardware integration, algorithm optimization, and high-availability designs, with deep experience in warehousing and logistics. My projects stay live: the ASRS I built for ST Microelectronics in Malaysia has run 24/7 for more than 23 years. I've led teams of up to ten engineers, collaborated directly with customers at a senior level, and earned nine Australian patents.…I'm Daniel Drysdale, a Senior Software Engineer who delivers complex systems end-to-end by balancing architecture with real-world operations. I specialise in real-time control, hardware integration, algorithm optimization, and high-availability designs, with deep experience in warehousing and logistics. My projects stay live: the ASRS I built for ST Microelectronics in Malaysia has run 24/7 for more than 23 years. I've led teams of up to ten engineers, collaborated directly with customers at a senior level, and earned nine Australian patents.

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I’m Daniel Drysdale, a Senior Software Engineer who delivers complex systems end-to-end by balancing architecture with real-world operations. I specialise in real-time control, hardware integration, algorithm optimization, and high-availability designs, with deep experience in warehousing and logistics.

My projects stay live: the ASRS I built for ST Microelectronics in Malaysia has run 24/7 for more than 23 years. I’ve led teams of up to ten engineers, collaborated directly with customers at a senior level, and earned nine Australian patents.

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Senior Software Engineer at Distribution Technologies Pty Ltd

September 1, 2024 - April 1, 2026

Redesigned the RF handheld workflow engine from a monolithic, tightly-coupled state machine into a dynamic plugin architecture of separately compiled, runtime-loadable libraries, achieving ~60% reduction in memory usage for fixed-resource AWS EC2 deployments during high-volume spikes. Delivered real-time lane assignment optimization for a 24/7 factory and warehouse operation; led a team of six engineers across customer support, product upgrades, and new feature delivery.

Director / Principal Contractor at iCode Technologies Pty Ltd

November 1, 2012 - Present

Independent contracting vehicle for software engineering, systems architecture, and mobile application development. Notable client Moray Agnew; designed and built native iOS and Android applications, with ongoing support and extensions over several years.

Senior Software Engineer at Innoware Technologies Pty Ltd

May 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024

Joined a complex greenfield automation project mid-flight; rapidly took ownership of high-demand components — a goods-to-person picking system integrating AGVs, Pick-to-Light devices, and thousands of daily transactions on a PostgreSQL/AWS backend. Designed a pluggable sequencing engine enabling live AB testing of throughput strategies across 20 operator stations; led two weeks of on-site commissioning.

Senior Software Engineer at Dexion Systems Services

December 1, 2017 - April 1, 2023

Led a six-month end-to-end retrofit of a compliance-critical tracking capability across an entire product, enforcing data collection and validation at every transaction point in a complex workflow graph with per-entity classification logic. Delivered multiple greenfield deployments and provided ongoing software support, upgrades and migrations for major enterprise customers.

Software Manager & Senior Software Engineer at Dexion Group

December 1, 2012 - December 1, 2017

Core engineer on a large-scale automated storage and retrieval system for DHL — nine cranes, four goods-to-person stations, full SCADA and PLC integration; delivered a greenfield food processing operation (Wingham Beef Exports) coordinating conveyors, a palletising robot, and a buffered freezer system to optimise sequencing. Represented the company at industry events and led a team of ten engineers through a company acquisition.

Software Manager & Senior Software Engineer at IceTV Pty Ltd

February 1, 2005 - December 1, 2012

Core engineer on a first-to-market internet TV guide platform; redesigned guide generation pipeline with pre-computing and regional caching reducing CPU load by ~80%. Built a Gmail-style keyword filtering engine and shipped the iOS app in the first year of iPhone availability; led a distributed team of four engineers and contributed to nine Australian patents.

Senior Software Engineer at Dexion Integrated Systems Pty Ltd

January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005

Designed and built the crane control system for the first large-scale ASRS; created a two-tier mission abstraction layer bridging high-level logic and low-level device commands; system has run 24/7 in production for 23+ years.

Software Engineer at Custom Software Pty Ltd

January 1, 1996 - December 1, 1999

Recovered a significantly delayed project for EDC, extinguishing a legal threat and transforming customer relationships by delivering on-site; grew from a software engineer to maintain momentum through the recovery.

Project Engineer (Industrial Placement) at Control Instrumentation (CI Technologies)

January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1992

Developed and commissioned the operator interface for the coal handling plant at BHP Steelworks; a real production system developed during an industrial placement that expanded to a full year.