Iain Kirkpatrick
Director, Tech Lead & Software Engineer at Bamboo Creative
Canberra, Australia
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Top SchoolIain Kirkpatrick is a Canberra-based technology leader with 12 years’ experience blending hands-on software engineering, product-facing client work, and company strategy as co-owner and tech lead at Bamboo Creative. He designs and delivers web and mobile applications across full stacks—frequently acting as the primary client-facing developer who translates needs into pragmatic technical solutions and leads small teams and contractor networks. His background in GIS and public policy (PGDipGIS and a honours in Public Policy Analysis) informs a pragmatic approach to data, mapping and civic-focused projects such as Awhi Ngā Mātua and the Ākina Impact Directory. A founder of a consultancy cooperative, he’s experimented with organisational design and novel remuneration models while shipping diverse projects from React Native prototypes to Vue migrations. Comfortable operating in agile, mixed-method environments, he favours composable, modular systems and rapid onboarding of collaborators. Outside work he signals a playful side (GitHub bio emoji: 🏀) that hints at team-oriented energy and a competitive, collaborative mindset.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PGDipGIS, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, PGDipGIS, Geographic Information Science and Cartography at Victoria University of WellingtonBSocSci(Hons), Public Policy Analysis, BSocSci(Hons), Public Policy Analysis at University of Waikato
Github Skills (42)
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react8
android8
ios8
react-native8
in-progress7
scaffold7
cross-platform7
mobile6
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visible5
health4
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
bamboocreativenz/gwrc-2050
May 2019 - Jul 2024
Version of the 2050 Climate Calculator for the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Contributions:7 PRs, 58 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 2 months
climatecdrwellingtoncouncilregional
root-systems/create-dogstack-app
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
create a new dogstack app and scaffold files + folders
Contributions:32 commits, 7 PRs, 18 pushes in 3 months
scaffoldscaffold-files
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