Gav McKenzie
Developing
Role
- Heads up front-end architecture across all projects.
- Co-ordinates team members during builds.
- Optimises front-end performance.
- Creates rapid prototypes.
- Professional bug-fixer.
- Makes things go whizz.
Experience
- Writing code for the internet since he was 13.
- Began professional career as a front-end developer in 2008.
- Quickly rose to senior developer working on projects for brands such as: Admiral, Easyjet, Stella Artois and Smashing Magazine.
- Joined Etch in 2012 as one of the original team members and became a Director in 2016.
- Can still do a decent impression of a dial-up modem.
Reading
The future of the Internet
Some 30 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW. Today he has new ideas for his invention and tells us what the future of the Internet could look like.
What Will the Internet Be Like in the Next 50 Years?
The internet turned 50 this week, but what comes next could be even more revolutionary.
Why the GOV.UK Design System team changed the input type for numbers
We take a look at why the http://GOV.UK Design System changed the element it uses for inputting numbers, making it more accessible and easier to use
Writing
Resting
- Outside of work Gavyn can be found training for powerlifting or hanging out with the team bulldog, Darcy.
- If he’s not injured, you can often find him on a mountain in Europe, skateboarding downhill.
