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Rob started developing software shortly after he learned to walk and like many kids growing up in the 80’s he was often found in front of his trusty MSX or his brother’s ZX Spectrum typing in BASIC and machine code until his fingers were numb.

Rob’s professional career began at a small IT firm where he quickly progressed to the role of development team leader. During this time he was involved in a number of large scale projects primarily using Microsoft technologies for clients including The Apple Store and B&Q. After six months working on the trading systems at London brokerage Tullett Prebon, Rob became hooked on financial trading and decided to take a break from full time coding to make millions from the markets.

In 2006 Rob was ready to return to his roots so when Chris asked him to get involved in his new venture the timing couldn’t have been better. Rob is TheWebFellas’ resident Ruby on Rails guru as well as being an enthusiastic supporter of web standards and semantic markup.

Databases and dealing with data are Dan’s specialities – he dreams in SQL. Being passionate about the importance of data to the client led Dan to diversify into customer-facing project management, so that he can ensure the architecture, scalability and resilience of the data handling is suited to the business needs.

After working up the ranks of a small company to IT Manager, Dan branched into freelance work, doing data-warehousing for B&Q, Extranet programming for Vodafone, and vendor invoicing analysis for ExxonMobil. Before joining TheWebFellas he developed e-Commerce websites, Sales Order Processing systems, a Service Management application, and was heavily involved in architecting, project managing and scaling several mass-market web applications.

Michael joined TheWebFellas in 2007 where he is responsible for meeting, greeting and generally caring for our lovely clients.

Something of an industry heavyweight, Michael brings a booty of experience from working with start-ups, mid-sized and large businesses. Michael has worked in both technical and pre-sales roles and has been involved in projects for a wide range of clients including AstraZeneca, NatWest, ICI and even the British Ministry of Defence.

Michael is a devotee of accessibility and open standards on the web.

Nav is a Certified ScrumMaster with a passion for Agile development techniques. With over 10 years industry experience, Nav has a deep understanding of how to overcome the procedural and cultural challenges that can act as a barrier to Agile success. With experience at blue chips such as IBM, Accenture and UBS, Nav also has a wide range of industry experience including Insurance, Government and Human Resources.

A keen supporter of social media, Nav led the team responsible for deploying the first Middle Eastern Business Application on Facebook.

During his career Jez has worked in both technical and project management roles and has extensive experience in business transformation, systems integration, application management and information delivery.

Jez was involved in the implementation of intranet technologies at IBM and the creation of a new internet sales channel at a leading UK retailer. Before joining TheWebFellas Jez was the lead developer at one of the world’s premier financial services providers where he directed the creation of an institutional investor information product.

Jez is a keen advocate of web 2.0 technologies and how they can be used to facilitate collaboration and dialogue.

Scott is our resident Frontend Guru. A wizard with XHTML and a black belt in the art of MooTools, JQuery and Prototype, Scott can be found working into the dark hours crafting some of the finest code around.

Before coming on board with TheWebFellas, Scott worked on Frontend Development for a number of high profile sites such as Ask.com, Dow Jones and The National Lottery.