McFarland structural monitoring
We connected different sensor systems to a shared cloud platform, automating data collection and giving McFarland and its clients easier access to structural monitoring data.
Read case study →Founder and Managing Director of Galvia Digital. A Belfast-based software architect with more than 25 years of experience helping organisations build software, modernise their systems and put technology to work.
Martin founded Galvia Digital to bring experienced software engineering and practical technology advice to businesses. He leads our team and works with clients on architecture, delivery and digital transformation.
Martin Naughton is the founder and Managing Director of Galvia Digital, based in Belfast. His career spans more than 25 years across energy, aerospace, finance and utilities, with experience working with Intel, Bombardier and Deloitte.
At Galvia, Martin leads our software engineering and digital transformation work, from early architecture and proofs of concept through to delivery and ongoing development. His approach starts with understanding how a business operates, then designing software, integrations and automation around the problems it needs to solve.
Alongside his engineering work, Martin advises startups as a fractional CTO and mentors businesses across Northern Ireland. By September 2025, he had supported more than 450 businesses through digital transformation advice and mentoring.
Martin works across the software, data and operational decisions behind a successful technology project. His experience helps clients plan a new product, improve an existing system or work through a wider programme of change.
Martin designs how systems fit together, from data flows and integrations to security and ownership, so businesses can build software they can maintain and develop over time.
He leads software delivery across web, mobile, cloud and data platforms, working with our engineers and client teams on implementation, documentation and technical handover.
His transformation work starts with how people and processes operate, then identifies where software, integration or automation can remove duplication and improve the way a business works.
Martin helps businesses assess useful applications of AI and automation, with attention to data quality, human oversight and how the benefits will be measured.
He helps organisations improve business-critical software through audits, stabilisation, integration and phased modernisation, keeping day-to-day operations in view throughout.
His work connects devices and operational data with cloud platforms, APIs, dashboards and applications that people can use in their everyday work.
Martin's work has taken him from software architecture and open-data projects to business mentoring and AI research. He has also helped bring Northern Ireland's technology community together through IoTBelfast.
MNTECH LIMITED was incorporated in Northern Ireland in March 2014, with Martin appointed as director.
Martin was shortlisted in the OpenDataNI challenge, applying his software engineering experience to open data and its use in education.
Martin was lead developer on Lintol, an open-data validation project developed through Belfast's open-source community.
As a lead mentor on Digital Surge, Martin helped Northern Ireland businesses explore advanced technologies and plan digital transformation through a programme spanning all 11 councils.
About Digital Surge ↗Martin contributed to our Northern Ireland AI Survey work with Belfast Chamber, sharing the findings and advising on practical adoption, policy and measurement.
Explore the research ↗Martin leads our engineering team, advises businesses and startups, and helps organise IoTBelfast, connecting engineers, founders, researchers and industry teams.
Under Martin's leadership, our team builds and modernises software for businesses with complex systems and operational demands. These projects cover connected monitoring, legacy applications, mobile integration and data performance.
We connected different sensor systems to a shared cloud platform, automating data collection and giving McFarland and its clients easier access to structural monitoring data.
Read case study →Our team helped modernise ASM's freight and customs software for browser-based, cloud-ready delivery, while enabling its own developers to continue building the product.
Read case study →We developed a shared mobile SDK, demonstration app and support documentation to make barcode-scanner integration easier across Android and iOS.
Read case study →Working with Flax & Teal, we built an offline field application that captures heritage data and synchronises with the existing platform when connectivity returns.
Read case study →Our engineers investigated and improved database and ORM performance on Flax & Teal's heritage platform, addressing bottlenecks within the existing system.
Read case study →Explore more of our work across custom software, cloud and data platforms, legacy modernisation, connected applications and automation.
Explore all case studies →Martin shares his experience through interviews, articles and industry discussions on AI adoption, digital transformation and software delivery. His work has appeared in the Irish News, Sync NI and AwakenHub.
Martin's career includes work with Intel, Bombardier and Deloitte. Alongside his engineering experience, he contributes to Northern Ireland's business and technology community through Software NI, Digital Surge and IoTBelfast.
Read Martin's interviews and published work, explore his talks and masterclasses, or learn more about our Northern Ireland AI research.
Interviews, opinion pieces and coverage of Martin's work.
Explore media coverage → 02 · Talks & workshopsMartin's talks, masterclasses, panels and mentoring work.
Explore speaking & events → 03 · Published workAI adoption research, authored articles and selected public writing.
Explore research & publications →Martin speaks on software delivery, digital transformation and practical AI adoption. Explore his topics and formats, or contact us about your event.
Martin Naughton is our founder and Managing Director at Galvia Digital, a Belfast software engineering and digital transformation company. He is a solution architect with more than 25 years of career experience.
Martin's expertise covers 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. Alongside leading our team, he advises Northern Ireland startups as a fractional CTO and mentors businesses on technology and digital transformation.
Martin's career experience includes work with Intel, Bombardier and Deloitte across sectors such as energy, aerospace, finance and utilities.
Yes. Martin advises businesses on practical AI adoption as part of his wider software engineering and digital transformation work. He considers use cases, processes, data readiness, governance and measurement, including where conventional automation or integration would be more suitable.
Martin has contributed to our Northern Ireland AI Survey work with Belfast Chamber, including commentary and analysis of the 2025 findings and the follow-up NI Business AI Survey 2026.
Yes. Martin takes part in industry talks, masterclasses, panels, mentoring programmes and technology community events. You can explore his speaking and events work or contact us through his speaker enquiries page.
Follow the Media & Press page for interviews and coverage, Speaking & Events for talks and masterclasses, and Research & Publications for Martin's articles and our AI survey work.
