Ian Jones
Hucknall,UK
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in software development and product management, leveraging skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, and Python to drive innovative solutions. Demonstrates visionary thinking and technical proficiency in managing complex projects across diverse platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes. Proven track record in business development, stakeholder management, and regulatory compliance, ensuring seamless product lifecycle management and strategic growth. Adept at crisis handling and contract negotiations with a focus on startup IP protection. Committed to fostering agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines to enhance performance management and talent acquisition.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work history
Co-Founder & CTO
MethodGrid.com
Bath
12.2019 - 04.2025
- Solely built the initial infrastructure, using PHP, MariaDB, Redis, MongoDB, to support a future for the company.
- Spearheaded product and technical strategy for a SaaS company serving 10,000+ users globally.
- Scaled engineering team from 2 to 7, across backend, frontend, QA, and DevOps disciplines.
- Achieved an uptime level of “5 9's” in the last 5 years, with a strong, resilient infrastructure.
- Managed budgets, vendor relations, annual Penetration tests, Cyber Essentials+, Disaster Recovery, and hiring, while collaborating directly with the Chief Product Officer, CEO and board, on roadmap planning.
- Using the robust network and code deployment, cloned the infrastructure, in AUS, for a project that the AUS government would not allow data to be sent outside of its borders.
- Held meetings with the Home Office, HS2, Network Rail, SSE, SSER, amongst others. Completed multiple Security Questionnaires for the above, and other large organisations, using language/terms defined by security.gov.uk, to create a standard of how we communicated with clients/customers
User Experience Manager
All Answers Limited
Nottingham
01.2010 - 12.2019
- Lead a team developing an internal order processing system, with external ordering systems.
- Implemented a common code base for all ordering processing/systems to streamline development.
- Worked closely with SMT and the CEO, to plan and estimate delivery time-lines, with the input of the team tightly connected to the process.
- Mentored junior developers and conducted code reviews, promoting a culture of quality and best practices.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Senior Developer
Quvex
Nottingham
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Lead the team in developing a BE CMS system, which would enable the company to deliver custom website/API systems.
- Leading the team in developing robust, unique applications for external companies to ingest data needed for their organisation.
Senior Developer
Xervia
Nottingham
06.2004 - 01.2007
- Coming in as a senior developer, before being promoted to Technical Lead, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on specification.
- Improving coding standards, code speed and system configuration.
- Working with clients to gather specification, and any technical difficulties that arose.
Co-Founder & CTO
Vionic
Nottingham
09.1999 - 06.2004
- Developing an in house order system to cover over £2m per annum of sales of MP3 players, ensuring PCI DSS compliance.
- Working 1 week in 4 in Michigan, after opening our US office, to help support IT operations, and launch the new website and ordering system, with certification for SAS 70.
Skills
- JavaScript/TypeScript/Vuejs
- HTML5/CSS3/Bootstrap/Foundation
- Python/PHP
- PostgreSQL/MariaDB/MySQL
- MongoDB/MySQL/Redis
- Docker/Kubernetes/Vagrant
- Apache/Linux administration
- Azure/M365 Copilot/AWS
- DigitalOcean/Linode
- Ansible/Terraform/Terragrunt
- SVN/Git/Github
- GraphQL
- REST APIs
- Agile/Scrum
Custom
Available upon request.
Timeline
Co-Founder & CTO
MethodGrid.com
12.2019 - 04.2025
User Experience Manager
All Answers Limited
01.2010 - 12.2019
Senior Developer
Quvex
01.2007 - 01.2010
Senior Developer
Xervia
06.2004 - 01.2007
Co-Founder & CTO
Vionic
09.1999 - 06.2004
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