Dave Forber is Development Director at Web Design and User Experience Consultancy Natural Interaction in Bristol. And a dad, a husband, a petrolhead and dog fan.
Innovative and analytical web front-end developer with over 12 years of experience and a keen eye for detail. I’ve worked mainly in financial services and have been regularly rated as ‘superior’ or ‘excellent’. User-centred and user-focused, I deliver quality websites, compliant code and knowledgeable consultancy and am now looking to gain wider experience across the online industry.
As with any portfolio, other web developers of varying skill will likely have modified the original code.
XHTML, JavaScript, Flash, Teamsite, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, CSS, user testing, internal consultancy, project management, XSL.
Three websites rebranded, two launched and a content management system replaced all in six months.
Single-handedly handled rebranding of three websites, covering over 3,000 pages and many additional supporting files. This change went over and above what was required (swapping a logo) to cover additional enhancements to improve the user experience whilst not impacting on time, quality or cost.
Mitigated over £60k of agency spend (based on quoted agency daily rates) by handling work originally planned for the agency. Handled and reworked agency code to work within the limitations and peculiarities of Friends Life’s back end systems.
Rated within the top 10% in both December and June.
XHTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, WordPress, CSS, client management.
Co-founded BS1 Web Design providing digital solutions for a number of clients including AXA Wealth, Sun Life Direct and the National Trust.
XHTML, Javascript, MySQL, PHP, CSS, basic JSP, Flash.
Pioneered the concept of prototyping within the company resulting in vastly improved deliveries from IT driven from clearer requirements.
Turned Sun Life Direct’s website from a substandard brochureware offering to a marked-leading website, gaining year-on-year increasing sales of, at the time, 20%. Subsequently rebranded the site within a month following a change of scope at project level.
Helped win a £700m pension scheme by producing a quality demonstration website within a day for the sales force to demo to the client.
HTML, Javascript, CSS.
Commissioned on a 1 year contract to deliver through an agency a website for Sun Life International. Succeeded and took over changes from the agency. Subsequently launched a new website separately to the agency and then rebranded the main website mitigating £20k of agency spend (based on quoted rates at the time).
| AbilityNet: | Web Accessibility |
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| Autonomy: | Autonomy Teamsite & Livesite |
| AXA: | Managing Time and Pressure Project Management |
| BSc (Hons): | Pharmacology, University of Bath (2:ii) |
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| ‘A’ Levels: | Mathematics (B), Chemistry (B), Biology (B) |
| ‘A/S’ Levels: | Music (A), French (D) |
| GCSE: | Music (A*) Mathematics (A), Chemistry (A), Physics (A), French (A) Biology (B), English (B) Design Technology (C), English Literature (C) |
Fast and classic cars and motorbikes and consequently spending more than I should on fuel and road tax. I have a full, clean UK car and bike licence.
Music – I play the organ, piano and various brass instruments to a high standard and have been known to write music.
I don’t think I need to say computers and technology, but computers and technology.
Dave Forber is Development Director at Web Design and User Experience Consultancy Natural Interaction in Bristol. And a dad, a husband, a petrolhead and dog fan.