Ingo Schommer
Development Manager
Having fled the German winter in 2006 to gain some foreign experience, Ingo decided to stay on at SilverStripe and has since become an integral member of the SilverStripe development team. He enjoys the relaxed atmosphere of Wellington and the lush nature around it.
As a senior developer at SilverStripe, Ingo analyses and builds modern web applications, making sure they work well in a browser, not just on paper. He is also a core developer of SilverStripe's open source framework, facilitates community involvement, and helps architect and implement core functionality. Ingo authored the first book about SilverStripe.
Ingo graduated as Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media Production and has several years experience as a freelance PHP and Flash developer. He is particularly interested in bringing rich applications to the browser through the fascinating possibilities of JavaScript.
Ingo admits to being a RSS addict, checking shirt designs, reading up about collaborative filtering and the geographic web. If he manages to drag himself away from his Mac, you can most likely find him running or bouldering.