Ian Knowles
Software Developer Consultant at Self-Employed
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolIan Knowles is a seasoned software developer consultant with over four decades in information systems and 14 years of focused consulting experience, blending hands-on development with management and project leadership. He specializes in Windows database applications using Visual Basic, Microsoft Access and SQL Server, and brings deep legacy expertise on IBM AS/400, System 34/36/38 environments—making him a go-to troubleshooter for mixed modern/legacy stacks. Ian has delivered end-to-end solutions across manufacturing, distribution and financial domains, including a nationally used Canadian payroll application and mission-critical preventive maintenance tools for a nuclear restart project. Comfortable engaging stakeholders at all levels, he frequently chairs technical and business committees and has a strong track record of translating undocumented systems into reliable integrations. A pragmatic mentor, he enjoys passing on practical skills and is recognized internally as an "Access Expert" who can quickly ramp into new platforms like UNIX or ILE RPG when required.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Economics, Economics at Trent University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
cryptocurrency10
staging10
bitcoin10
cryptography10
p2p10
bitcoin-core8
python6
automation4
blockchain2
endpoint-security2
opc2
networking1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ciyam/ciyam
Jan 2012 - Jan 2023
Contributions:2381 commits, 1 PR, 2398 pushes in 11 years 2 months
manufacturing
ciyam/AT
Feb 2016 - Aug 2021
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Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 5 years 6 months
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