Ben Everard
Director & Technical Lead at The Idea Bureau
Taunton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBen Everard is a Director and Technical Lead with 15 years of hands-on experience building web products, currently leading The Idea Bureau from Taunton, UK. He combines big-agency outcomes with a small-agency, client-focused approach to design and delivery, turning strategic goals into usable digital products. His background spans freelance and partner roles through to running his own agency, giving him deep practical expertise across full-stack web development and project leadership. Ben holds a Bachelor's in Applied Computing and is known for prioritising accessibility and impactful simplicity in solutions—an ethos that shapes both technical choices and client relationships.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Applied Computing, 2:1, Bachelor’s Degree, Applied Computing, 2:1 at Bournemouth University (via Bridgwater College)
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (60)
jquery10
dynamic10
php10
pagination10
mysql9
javascript9
ajax9
ionic9
css9
pdf9
vue9
react9
database9
angular9
frontend9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
beneverard/somerset-advanced-motorcyclists
Mar 2017 - Jan 2024
🏍 WordPress theme for the Somerset Advanced Motorcyclists website
Contributions:1 PR, 93 pushes, 7 branches in 7 years
wordpress-themewordpresscharity
theideabureau/trello-effort-impact-power-up
Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
A Trello Power-Up to add effort / impact analysis to cards
Contributions:53 commits, 31 pushes, 3 branches in 6 months
trello
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