Gavin Apperley
Buyer at Avara Foods
Abertillery, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGavin Apperley is an experienced procurement professional with 10+ years in buying and contract negotiation, currently sourcing equipment and managing capex orders for Avara Foods after a long tenure at Cargill. Based in Abertillery, Wales, he combines commercial rigour—securing favourable payment terms and on-time deliveries—with hands-on vendor management for assets like forklift hire. Uncommonly for a buyer, Gavin also contributes front-end improvements to notable open-source projects such as Urbit, applying a keen eye for UI detail to chat interfaces and website presentation. His NVQ in Business Administration underpins a practical, process-driven approach to procurement and cross-functional collaboration. This blend of operational procurement expertise and occasional UI development work gives him a rare mix of commercial and technical fluency.
9 years of coding experience
NVQ, Business Administration, NVQ 3, NVQ, Business Administration, NVQ 3 at Riverside Training HerefordGCSE, A-C, GCSE, A-C at Brynmawr Comprehensive school
Github Skills (9)
html10
css10
javascript10
user-interface10
tailwindcss10
ui-design10
interface-design10
react10
responsive-design9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
urbit/urbit.org
Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
The source for urbit.org
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 223 commits, 76 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Gavin contributed to the implementation and refinement of the user interface for the urbit.org website. Their commits focused on modifying HTML templates and CSS styles to improve the visual presentation and layout of various pages, including the understanding-urbit section and the homepage. The contributions included updates to existing components, such as the footer and navigation elements, and the addition of a video to the homepage. The user consistently applied code formatting and style improvements.
urbit
urbit/urbit
Jul 2019 - Aug 2021
An operating function
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 42 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Gavin primarily contributed to the front-end development of the "urbit/urbit" repository, focusing on the chat application. Their commits centered around refining the UI and visual elements of the chat interface, including improvements to list item design, sidebar styling, and the overall layout of the chat application. Furthermore, the user addressed visual inconsistencies and implemented specific visual fixes within the interface.
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