Leigh Pointer
Open Source Developer at Freelance
Randstad, Netherlands
Summary
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SeniorLeigh Pointer is an experienced open source developer and technology architect based in the Randstad, with a career that blends three decades of innovation and 10+ years focused on modern .NET ecosystems. He’s known for pioneering projects from holographic retail experiences for Tommy Hilfiger to humanitarian early-warning systems for the UN and European Commission, showing a rare mix of creative experimentation and mission-driven engineering. As a longstanding contributor and full‑stack developer on the popular Oqtane framework, he bridges Blazor client work with robust .NET server-side features and UI refactors. A former Microsoft MVP and DotNetNuke core evangelist, Leigh excels at mentoring distributed teams and turning complex requirements into scalable, user-centered solutions. He thrives where product design, open source stewardship, and practical architecture intersect, and often brings unconventional interaction ideas—like headset-free holography—into commercial platforms.
10 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (21)
bootstrap10
back-end-development10
net10
dotnet10
asp-net-core10
blazor10
asp-net10
dotnet-core10
backend10
csharp10
blazor-server10
cms9
front-end-development9
webassembly8
localization8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
oqtane/oqtane.framework
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
CMS & Application Framework for Blazor & .NET MAUI
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 87 commits, 208 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Leigh primarily contributed to the Oqtane framework, focusing on both client-side (Blazor) and server-side (.NET) aspects of the CMS and application framework. Their work involved updating various controllers, modifying Razor components, and refactoring UI elements using Bootstrap 5. Additionally, the user addressed module template issues and implemented features related to page management, user profiles, and localization, showcasing their proficiency in building and maintaining the framework's features.
cmsdotnetblazor-webassemblyblazormaui
leigh-pointer/StuidoElf.Oqtane.Templates
Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:1 release, 23 commits, 32 pushes in 7 months
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