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
Augmented reality for the web | Web | Google Developers
Augmented reality allows placement and tracking of virtual objects in a real-world view.
Your React Components Are Doing Too Much – The Non-Traditional Developer – Medium
Components are the building blocks of React. They are the legos that let you build your app, piece by piece. Just like legos, components…
Comprehensive Guide to Creating Simple Apps using React Native Web and React Native Elements
This tutorial shows you how to build apps for web, Android, and iOS using React Native Web. RNW is a set of components that work…
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.
