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 Origin of the Green, Yellow, and Red Color Scheme for Traffic Lights
Today I found out the origin of the green, yellow, and red color scheme for traffic lights. While some of the specifics have been lost to history, it is known that this color scheme derives from a system used by the railroad industry since the 1830s. At this time, railroad companies developed a lighted means to let train engineers know [...]
Animate common interactions with Angular Animations
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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.
