Self-employed
October 1994 to Present – Mildenhall, Suffolk
Domestic computer support.
Business website design.
Programming.
Laser-Scan Limited
July 1994 to October 1994 – Cambridge
Developing software to store large maps in a specialised database
management system.
British Telecommunications plc
March 1991 to March 1994 – Ipswich, Suffolk
Writing software to manage diverse devices within telecommunications
networks.
Developing tools to simplify the writing of software to handle new
equipment.
Writing software to recognise patterns of events and work out probable
causes.
Intel Corporation (U.K.) Limited
February 1989 to June 1990 – Swindon, Wiltshire
Consulting on operating systems.
Providing hot-line support on use of Intel products and problem-solving
assistance.
ICL Network Systems Limited
June 1988 to December 1988 – Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Developing software to monitor and control a trans-Atlantic
telecommunications cable.
Writing systems software to enhance Microsoft Windows.
Racal-Redac Limited
April 1987 to June 1988 – Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Fixing bugs in a system for designing printed circuit boards.
Moving a system for designing printed circuit boards onto new makes of
computer.
Plessey Controls Limited
August 1984 to April 1987 – Poole, Dorset
Developing software to control trunk lines that connect Telex exchanges
together.
Writing software to gather system management data from multi-unit Telex
exchanges.
Helping to manage the creation of, and specify acceptance tests for, a
large private data network.
Enabling the connection of a large private data network to the public
Telex network.
Producing a system for managing commercial enquiries coming into the
marketing department.
Natural Environment Research Council
February 1981 to August 1984 – Swindon, Wiltshire
Working on applications software, then systems software and hardware, to
support varied scientific research.
Working on systems and networking software and hardware, with regional
and national responsibilities.
University of East Anglia
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences
1977 to 1980
Specialised in Plant Biology