Summary
Ian Chivers is a Senior Application Developer with over 12 years of experience building SaaS and enterprise solutions, currently developing Azure-based web applications using C#, MVC5, WebAPI, Entity Framework and client-side MVVM frameworks. He combines deep legacy platform knowledge (Lotus Domino, VB6, ActiveX) with modern cloud and DevOps practices (Azure, Visual Studio Online/TFS, CI/CD), making him effective at migrating and integrating heterogeneous systems. His toolkit spans front-end technologies (HTML/CSS, jQuery, Knockout, Angular, Bootstrap) and back-end services (SQL Server, WebAPI, SendGrid, Twilio), enabling end-to-end delivery of feature-rich products. Based in Bournemouth, he thrives in small-team environments where ownership and cross-stack problem solving are required. Not obviously: he pairs traditional enterprise messaging and directory expertise (Exchange, SMTP, AD/LDAP) with scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, WSH) to streamline deployments and integrations. Practical, versatile, and pragmatic, he focuses on shipping reliable, maintainable software that bridges older corporate systems and modern cloud-native architectures.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bournemouth University