Profile

I had a fairly traditional science background (Maths, Physics, Chemistry) at A-Level.  Studied Chemistry at university in both the UK and then in Sweden and came out of that knowing the one thing I didn’t want to do with my life was Chemistry !!  I had enjoyed programming at university and so decided on a career in IT and the rest as they say is history.  I’ve been all over the world with work building large complex IT systems.  And that is a whole lot more fun.  Really I solve problems for companies.

I spend a lot of my spare time playing with all sorts of cool technology too.  I love cooking and I’m a big Lego fan and also run long distances to relax – and by long I mean 60km+.  I’m a Scout leader so enjoy doing things in the outdoors.

Because of various family connections, I speak Swedish and Norwegian too.

I lead a team of technical experts who help companies solve big, complex problems.  We design hardware and software solutions to do this.  We mostly work with large companies, and the systems that we build can be large and expensive too.

My special skills are in taking computers, storage and networking technologies and building the hardware on which applications run that will solve the company’s problems.  Other people in the team design the software that will run on top of my hardware.

I spend a lot of time helping other people develop their careers as well as working with schools, colleges and universities to recruit the next generation of technologists.

I do lots of different things.  TBH I get bored very quickly so doing lots keeps me interested ;-).  A typical day might include:

Writing articles, papers and blogs about what I do.

Designing new computer systems for big companies.

Helping my team and other colleagues solve their complex problems.

Teaching other people about new technology.

Mentoring and coaching more junior staff to help them grow their careers.