Beetleweb was founded by Rob and David at the tail end of 2006.
Rob
Rob is the MD of Beetleweb. Rob loves what he does and has a relaxed and friendly style; he enjoys keeping up with digital marketing trends and modern web development. He is determined to keep Beetleweb's reputation for honesty and trustworthiness.
Rob learnt to build websites and write code during the 1990's whilst working in the City for several leading Investment Banks.
When Rob isn't running Beetleweb, he loves road biking, windsurfing and spending time with his family.
David
David studied art & design and has since worked as an illustrator and graphic designer. For David, his work isn't just a job. He lives and breathes art & design, and much of his spare time is spent preparing work for live art shows and exhibitions. David recently was invited to exhibit at the Print Club London. David's has provided numerous commerciallly successful illustrations for fashion brands such as Ted Baker, Lambretta and Animal.
Rob and David have now been joined by Iain, Jo and Bridget.
Iain
Iain is a technologist with over 20 years experience in IT. He's a massive Unix fan, and he makes sure our websites stay up and stay secure. Iain develops code in PHP and Ruby Rails, and could lay claim to being one of the best Unix script writers in the country.
When Iain's not working, you'll likely found him sailing in Weymouth Bay.
Jo
Jo takes care of our sales & marketing. She has a background in fundraising for charities so she has an excellent understanding of the marketing challenges our clients face. Jo gives us a fantastic enthusiasm and sense of fun to the work we do.
At the weekends you'll most likely find Jo somewhere near the beach, perhaps running a beach fitness session or teaching kitesurfing. A genuine bundle of energy.
Bridget
Bridget is our office manager, and she keeps us all in line and the Beetleweb cogs turning. Bridget had an early career in Hospitality and keeps a close guard on the biscuit tin so there's always some left for our clients. Bridget used to be an office manager for a communications agency in Covent Garden so she knows how to handle a busy office like ours.
When Bridget isn't working, she loves to keep her family running like clockwork, and she keeps fit by speeding around Poole Harbour on her road bike.
Dave Harding
Dave is the newest member of our team and we are delighted to welcome him to Beetleweb. Dave is our youngest team member at 24, but he's been using PHP for six years already, and also has experience of other languages such as Java. Dave brings us immediate extra capacity for developing and supporting Drupal CMS and bespoke applications. With a keen interest in Javascript/AJAX front end development, Dave also gives us greater depth for front end web development using the most upto date techniques.
Thanks to Dave, Beetleweb now also has knowledge of developing iPhone applications since Dave took an interest in developing in Objective-C for the iPhone a while back and now has a solid understanding of how it's done.
When Dave's not working, he likes to keep fit by playing rugby, football, and being from South Africa he relishes opportunities to go surfing, though they are few and far between! Dave is also an avid action film fan and tries to keep the rest of us at Beetleweb upto date on what's hot.... and what's not on the big screen.
