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
Pixels vs. Ems: Users DO Change Font Size
Web developers love a good holy war, whether it’s over our favorite JavaScript frameworks or principles like separation of concerns. One…
Pixels Are Dead: Why You Should Stop Using Pixels In CSS
Do you want to design websites like it’s 1999 again? Pixels are the way to go. Go retro, sustain the norms because what you know works…
Guide: EM vs REM vs PX. Which should you 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.
