Summary
Ian Ellison is a full-stack software engineer with eight years of professional experience who transitioned from project management and hands-on construction leadership into web development after graduating App Academy. He builds with JavaScript, Ruby/Rails, React/Redux, Node/Express and has practical experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, Heroku and testing tools like RSpec and Capybara. Ian applies a maker’s mindset—demonstrated by building an Untappd clone that integrates AWS image storage and a collaborative wardrobe app—turning real-world interests into polished web products. His decade managing multi‑crew dock construction projects honed his project planning, supply‑chain coordination and client-facing skills, which he now brings to freelance development and team work. A lifelong athlete and avid hockey player, he leverages the same discipline and teamwork on code and product challenges.
7 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development, 4.0, Full Stack Web Development, 4.0 at App Academy