Ivan Cannon
Team Lead - Programming
Originally from Manchester, somewhere along the way got lost and ended up on the right side of the Pennines, being here in total for over 20 years.
Dad to one very loud and stubborn child
Long suffering Manchester United Fan
Sport Fanatic – Football, Cricket, Tennis, F1, Boxing, UFC, NFL……you get the idea!
Love food yet always somehow end up with a meal deal for lunch – why, that’s something I couldn’t even answer!
Natural Redhead
Favourite Game: No Mans Sky or Original Goldeneye 007 on the N64
Favourite Game Series: Resident Evil
Favourite TV Series: Gomorrah…if you haven’t watched it, well you know what you need to do!
Favourite Film: Gladiator or the original “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”
Favourite Book: Sancti Trilogy (Sanctus, The Key and The Tower)
Favourite Song/Band: Oasis
How did you get into games as a hobby?
Getting a Sega Master System with Alex the Kid built in - hours invested in playing rock, paper, scissors against bosses. From there it was a case of finding more and more challenging games and seeing how fast I could complete them. These days its more about trying to get as many achievements and accomplishments in a game.
Sega Master System > SNES > N64 > PS2/PS3/PS4 > PS5 (Yes I paid over the odds but we wont talk about that!)
What’s your career background?
People have always been at the centre of what I do, whether that be a Prison Officer, Client Relationship Manager, or Recruiter!
Across my recruitment journey I have a well-rounded background across both white and blue collar sectors in the North West and Yorkshire.
What do you love most about your job?
The buzz, every day we have a plan and its about how we execute the plan whilst constantly adapting to the ever-changing world of recruitment. It never stops!
Favourite memory so far?
Its still very early but I love how success is shared and celebrated at Aardvark Swift, it really does promote a culture of being TEAMCENTRIC and makes a feel-good factor to the office.