Whilst at University
I learned to program in C and Pascal. The modules studied were diverse and
interesting ranging from Expert Systems to Object Oriented programming. The course
also taught me commercial methods of program design, documentation and security.I
graduated from Staffordshire University in 1995 with a BSc (Hons) in
Computer Science.
Since graduating
I have worked for many large organisations (British Energy, BP, NHS, Airtours, News
International, etc.). The projects I have completed (if I start a
project I will finish it) range from simple upgrades to a bespoke PHP application
to batch process credit card payments taking over a Million UK Pounds per month
and I was the sole developer.
Currently
I am the Director of Seiretto Ltd.
Aims and objectives
I hope to continually expand/enhance the range of Freeware I have
developed to make Internet programming easier, more secure and fun for others.
The earlier years
Since 1979 I have had an interest in computing and at that time I owned a
Vic 20. It was slow and clunky, and loading and saving data to a tape-drive often
failed, which made programming frustrating. For this reason I left computing and
pursued my other interest motorcycling (my latest project a Yamaha TDR250). During
the following 3 years I completed an apprenticeship as a motorcycle engineer.
In 1990, when computers were becoming faster and more reliable,
I decided to take up computing again. Using the new PCs were a breathe of fresh air
compared to the slow old days. This enthused me to enrol on a full-time
degree course. |
