About Ignition Development
Ignition Development builds and maintains quality web sites and applications for businesses and individuals. We specialise in design and development work using ASP.NET and other Microsoft technologies, and partner with great creative design companies, providing build, implementation, and other technical services to enhance their works.
Ignition is a small company which means we're easy to work with, incredibly flexible, and can offer solutions to fit into any budget or timeframe.
Ignition Development is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated company, however we welcome enquiries from all corners of the globe. For more information about what we do, check out our services page, or try our contact page if you'd like to get in touch with us.
Our People
Our team of consultants and associates bring an incredibly diverse mix of skills, certifications and experience to all of our projects, all backed up with well over 45 years combined industry experience and our guarantee of quality.
Ross Hawkins - CEO and Consultant
Ross Hawkins is a professional software development consultant with over 15 years of commercial experience producing and delivering solutions to customers and helping companies achieve all they can through technology.
Ross has extensive experience with a wide range of Microsoft Tools and Technologies, especially C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server and the .NET framework (1.1, 2.0, 3.x, and 4.0), as well as many years experience in working with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery. Prior to working with Microsoft technologies, his work involved all aspects of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino including application development, architecture and system administration. His development work in the Lotus environment has given him around 9 years of Visual Basic experience through working with the LotusScript language.
Ross has excellent written and verbal skills, experience in requirements gathering, project management, documentation, Internet/LAN technologies, desktop and server operating systems, as well as application and network security experience. This diverse knowledge and experience enables him to contribute to every stage of the software development lifecycle. Ross holds certifications in both Microsoft and IBM/Lotus technologies.
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Sam Wood - Senior Consultant
Sam Wood is a professional consultant with 10 years of commercial experience in the IT industry. Sam has a wide range of development skills, including experience with ASP.NET, C#, jQuery, and HTML/CSS, as well as almost 2 years experience developing for Microsoft Windows Home Server. Sam also has extensive infrastructure experience, especially in the areas of virtualisation and data storage management.
Sam has received a Microsoft MVP award for his development work with Windows Home Server, and is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, as well as a Certified VMware professional.
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Doug Anderson - Senior Consultant
Doug Anderson is a multi skilled consultant who has strong development skills backed up with a large and varied career in storage and infrastructure. As a developer with 12 years experience, he brings a sound knowledge of development procedures and business processes along with solid network and hardware skills. Doug has a proven track record with developing and delivering new business and financial systems.
Doug has strong experience in ASP.NET, C#, Sharepoint, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, as well as many other 3rd party controls, toolsets, and services. He holds certifications in both Microsoft and IBM/Lotus technologies.
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Jan Heggernes - Senior Consultant
Jan Heggernes is a software developer with 10 years of experience working primarily with C#, ASP.NET, Entity Framework and Microsoft SQL Server. In addition to general software development, Jan has extensive experience related to software environment tools such as Team Foundation Server, Continuous Integration and Unit-Testing.
Jan has experience from major business support software solutions from the telecommunications and retail industry.
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Blair Stephenson - Senior Consultant
Blair Stephenson is a highly experienced .NET Developer with a wide range of solutions architecture and design experience. His key areas of expertise include C#, ASP.NET and SQL Server. Blair has the ability to develop innovative business solutions aligned to commercial goals and has been responsible for leading teams of up to 12 developers.
Blair uses his excellent people management skills combined with his technical knowledge across all aspects of computing to deliver solutions on time and within budget no matter what the situation may be.
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