Revad is a nickname that first appeared when Dave required a domain name for this web site. As David Riley is such a common name a good way to secure a short and memorable domain name was to reverse his first name and intial to creat Revad (Dave R backwards).
Dave's first career was as a systems engineer and business analyst where over the years he has planned, designed, developed and built software based engineering solutions. Having started out as a trainee in the 70s Dave then became a technician in a teleprinter repair workshop and during the late 70s, 80s and early 90s he taught digital technology, computing and computer based telephony switching at a company training school. At the same time Dave gained a BA in Computing and Technology and became a member of the British Computer Society. Over the later part of this first career Dave worked on several major country wide information technology projects.
By the time Dave left this career (at the end of 2005) he was already a keen photographer who enjoyed using the digital light room to refine and change photographic images to produce fine art prints. Dave's experience with photography encouraged him to start afresh and explore his artistic side further, and so he is currently working hard towards a second BA, this time in fine art drawing.
My art
“My art requires a trigger point, some life event, an ongoing interest, or an idea discovered while exploring another avenue - serendipity is important. It involves research into the thought behind the idea and the techniques that can be applied to enable the required exploration.
It (often) involves learning a new way of doing, a new way of thinking, or some form of exploration along a familiar line of enquiry, but beyond territory previously covered. It is influenced by my life experience, and specifically my first career as a systems engineer.
Code, mathematics, diagrams and organisation are important components. Indeed the idea of the component and reuse are always present. A series rather than a single work is often the outcome.” (revad, 23/06/2009)
