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Automated collection from different sensor systems into a shared cloud platform, reducing manual retrieval and improving access to live structural data.
Read case study →Founder and Managing Director of Galvia Digital. Belfast-based solution architect and digital transformation adviser working across software architecture, legacy modernisation, automation, cloud and data systems, connected applications, and practical AI adoption.
This page is the central profile for Martin Naughton on Galvia Digital. It brings his technical background, current roles, public work and supporting sources into one place, then links to deeper records for media, events and research.
Martin Naughton is a Belfast-based solution architect and the founder and managing director of Galvia Digital, a software engineering and digital transformation company. Galvia describes him as having more than 25 years of experience across sectors including energy, aerospace, finance and utilities.
His public work centres on how organisations plan, build and modernise technology in the real world. That includes solution and cloud architecture, full-stack software delivery, legacy software modernisation, automation, data systems, connected applications, proofs of concept and practical AI adoption.
Martin has also worked with founders and Northern Ireland businesses through mentoring and fractional CTO roles. In September 2025 he told the Irish News that he had worked with more than 450 businesses over the preceding years, helping guide digital transformation. That figure describes advisory and mentoring reach, not Galvia Digital's client count.
The terms below reflect recurring work and public evidence around Martin. They are also the subject areas used in the Person schema for this profile.
Defining system boundaries, integration points, data flows, ownership and the technical decisions that turn a requirement into a maintainable system.
Full-stack delivery across web, mobile, cloud and data systems, including technical handover, documentation and working with existing engineering teams.
Starting with operational problems and process mapping, then choosing the right mix of software, integration, automation and staged implementation.
Practical adoption focused on use cases, business process, data readiness, human oversight and measurable value rather than AI for its own sake.
Stabilising, integrating and replacing older software where operational value depends on systems that cannot simply be switched off.
Application, data and cloud layers around operational systems, including connected devices, dashboards, APIs and shared platforms.
The timeline is deliberately selective. It prioritises events and roles that help establish Martin's identity, technical background and public record without treating every organisation as a Galvia Digital client.
MNTECH LIMITED was incorporated in Northern Ireland in March 2014. Galvia Digital's current public identity is built around Martin's software engineering and digital transformation work.
Martin was among shortlisted entrants in the OpenDataNI challenge, part of a public record that later connects into open-source and open-data collaboration.
Martin worked as lead developer on Lintol, an open-data validation project emerging from Belfast's open-source and open-data network.
Martin was publicly identified as a lead mentor on Digital Surge, an all-council programme helping Northern Ireland businesses explore advanced technologies and digital transformation.
Programme record ↗Galvia Digital and Belfast Chamber ran the Northern Ireland AI Survey, with Martin acting as a public spokesperson on practical adoption, policy, measurement and business support.
Research record ↗Martin leads Galvia Digital, advises businesses and startups, and remains active in Northern Ireland's software and connected-technology community, including IoTBelfast facilitation.
Martin's profile should not rely on labels alone. These Galvia Digital case studies show the kinds of software, modernisation, integration and data problems his engineering practice works on.
Automated collection from different sensor systems into a shared cloud platform, reducing manual retrieval and improving access to live structural data.
Read case study →A long-running freight and customs desktop application moved toward a browser-based, cloud-ready architecture while retaining familiar workflows and internal ownership.
Read case study →A shared Android and iOS SDK and demo application for barcode-scanner integration across USB, HDI and Bluetooth workflows.
Read case study →An offline field application layered over an existing heritage-data platform, extending capability without requiring a disruptive backend rebuild.
Read case study →Performance work on an existing data platform, showing the value of understanding architecture and bottlenecks before deciding to replace a system.
Read case study →The wider public portfolio covers software development, cloud and data, legacy systems, connected applications and operational automation.
Explore all case studies →These links help verify individual parts of the profile. They are not all the same relationship type: some are press coverage, some are programme or community records, and some are external profiles.
Relationship types matter. Galvia's public biography says Martin's career experience includes work involving Intel, Bombardier and Deloitte. The other organisations below reflect current or historical membership, programme and community links, not a claim that every organisation is a Galvia Digital client.
The main page stays focused on identity and expertise. Media coverage, public appearances and research each have their own expandable record.
Independent coverage, quotations and external features involving Martin.
Open media record → 02 · Public activityA record of talks, masterclasses, panels, mentoring and community facilitation.
Open appearances → 03 · Published workAI adoption research, authored articles and selected public writing.
Open research record →This profile is the identity hub, not the booking page. Event organisers can use the dedicated speaking page for topics, formats and enquiries.
Martin Naughton is the founder and managing director of Galvia Digital, a Belfast software engineering and digital transformation company. He is a solution architect with company-reported experience spanning more than 25 years.
Martin's public work is strongest around solution architecture, software engineering, digital transformation, legacy modernisation, automation, cloud and data systems, connected applications and practical AI adoption.
Martin is the founder and managing director of Galvia Digital. Galvia's public biography also describes fractional CTO and mentoring work with Northern Ireland startups and businesses.
Galvia Digital's public biography says Martin's career experience includes work involving Intel, Bombardier and Deloitte. These references describe Martin's career experience and should not be read as a claim that each organisation is a current Galvia Digital client.
AI is one part of Martin's broader engineering and digital transformation work. His public research and commentary focus on practical AI adoption, business process, governance, measurement, data readiness and when conventional automation or integration may be a better fit.
Martin has been a public spokesperson and author around Galvia Digital and Belfast Chamber's Northern Ireland AI Survey work, including the 2025 findings and the 2026 NI Business AI Survey.
Yes. Public appearances include masterclasses, panels, mentoring programmes and technical community events. The separate speaking page documents appearances, while the dedicated speaker page handles booking enquiries.
This profile links to separate Media & Press, Speaking & Events, and Research & Publications pages. All three reference the same Martin Naughton Person entity and link back to this canonical profile.
