Suné van der Merwe
Mackay, QLDWeb DesignerDiploma in BusinessSchool Sports Captain '24

The face of the forge

Hi — I'm Suné. I'm your point of contact at softwareForge: the person who'll talk you through what you actually need, sketch the design, and stay across your project from first call to launch.

I started in web design at Beetle Digital, where I spent six months building responsive WordPress sites and learning the trade hands-on. I'm now studying for my Diploma in Business and applying what I've learnt to running real projects with real clients.

Behind the build I work with a senior software engineer — over twenty years across full-stack web, desktop apps, AI, and self-hosted infrastructure. You get an approachable contact and craft-level engineering, on whatever scale your project needs.

Sport shaped how I work: discipline, showing up, and looking out for the team. I was School Sports Captain in 2024 and an 18-year cross-country age champion. I bring the same reliability to every project.

Principles

Things I believe in

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You actually own it

Code, content, and infrastructure stay yours. No subscriptions you can never cancel.

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The right size build

A small business doesn't need enterprise software. We pick the simplest thing that does the job well.

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Launch, then improve

A working v1 in your hands beats a perfect v1 that never ships. We get you live, then iterate.

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Plain English

No jargon games. We explain trade-offs in language you can talk to your accountant about.

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The lab

Got a few minutes?

Mini-games and toys built for fun — Forge-dle, 2048, Snake, Minesweeper, and more. Top scores save to a real database.

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Off-record

Random facts

01Six months at Beetle Digital — responsive WordPress builds, branding, and Photoshop work.
02Currently studying Diploma in Business while running client projects.
03School Sports Captain (2024) and 18-year cross-country age champion.
04Cert II in Applied Digital Technologies (Nov 2024).
05Black tea, no sugar. Always.
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