Dave Blakeman
Managing Director at Rapid Prototyping Systems Limited
Stockport, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDave Blakeman is a software-engineering-trained entrepreneur and managing director with over two decades building niche B2B products for the home improvement sector. He co-founded Rapid Prototyping Systems and RPS RoofWright in 1996 and led the creation of RoofWright, a market-leading conservatory sales platform now complemented by iPad and Android apps for lead generation and in-home sales. His work spans hands-on R&D—early research into object stores and automated software generation—to commercial product strategy and technology partnerships with major retailers. Dave also authored a practical marketing guide, "Profitable Conservatory Marketing," reflecting his ability to bridge technical product development and customer-focused growth. Based in Stockport, he combines deep engineering roots from UMIST with entrepreneurial grit and a specialty in turning complex sales processes into intuitive software. An often-overlooked strength is his sustained focus on vertical-market dominance, having shepherded a single product family through decades of technical and commercial evolution.
11 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, MSc, Software Engineering, BSc, MSc, Software Engineering at The University of ManchesterEllesmere College
Italian
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Github Skills (34)
explore8
twitter8
twilio8
fmi7
react6
css6
javascript6
instagram6
johnny-five5
mvc4
python4
cluster-manager4
mailchimp3
localhost3
cordova3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
augustinas/lend_and_tend
May 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:88 commits in 9 days
augustinas/rate-my-pothole
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:40 commits, 1 PR, 26 pushes in 5 days
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