Ivan Vagunin is a Senior Software Architect based in Helsinki with 11 years of experience specializing in Microsoft Cloud technologies, SharePoint, and web application development. He combines deep Windows application and security expertise with hands-on design and implementation of enterprise SharePoint solutions across multiple roles at Tieto, Digia, and Knowit. Ivan has contributed meaningful fixes and enhancements to well-known Microsoft 365 Dev PnP projects, improving provisioning, OpenXML file handling, and extensibility for on-premise scenarios. He is comfortable across the stack, from backend .NET components to full-stack tooling and developer experience improvements. Holding a Ph.D. in Technical Sciences and a Master’s in Applied Mathematics, he brings analytical rigor and a research mindset to pragmatic engineering problems. Notably, his open-source work shows a focus on stability and real-world interoperability rather than only feature work.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Technical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Technical Sciences at Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav-the-Wise (NovSU)
Microsoft 365 Dev PnP Core component (.NET) targeted for increasing developer productivity with CSOM based solutions.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:10 commits, 27 PRs, 25 comments in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the functionality of the `.NET` core components within the repository. They addressed issues related to list provisioning, default term store handling, and content type field links. Furthermore, the user also contributed by implementing fixes to file path handling and file duplication issues within the OpenXML connector, enhancing the reliability of file operations. Finally, the user added and improved test coverage within the repository, further contributing to the stability of the project.
SharePoint / Office 365 Developer Patterns and Practices - Archived older solutions. Please see https://aka.ms/m365pnp for updated guidance
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:11 commits, 12 PRs, 5 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily focused on fixing bugs and making improvements related to SharePoint and Office 365 provisioning within the OfficeDevPnP.Core library. Their commits addressed issues in the provisioning engine, site provisioning, and custom action functionalities, specifically targeting on-premise environments. The changes involved modifying code related to object handlers, such as ObjectContentType, ObjectField, and ObjectListInstance, indicating a focus on the core provisioning logic. Additionally, the user addressed XMLTemplateProvider to enhance support for XInclude and extensibility provider configurations.
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