Biography
A Charismatic, optimistic, and sociable geek, cut from the cloth of ‘Getting things done’. A graduate of the university of reallydunnit. A wealth of experience in software systems, mechanical engineering and business systems automation.
An active participant in the Free software, Open Source community. Founding member and former CEO of the UK Open Source Consortium and currently a member, councillor and developer with the Kubuntu flavour of the Ubuntu linux distribution
Multiple directorship appointments, very experienced at delivering evolutionary internal change and implementing ERP and CRM systems.
Currently I am Head of Engineering Manager with Xiatech Ltd, helping with their development of an international research and development ‘Centre of Excellence’, and responsible for platform, systems and software development.
I really like doing stuff !
Building 3D printers, making tree houses for my daughters, growing vegetables in the garden, brewing beer and making country wines from flowers and fruits.
I have organised Music Festivals, managed bands and produced music, been invovled in politics and media, built elaborate landscaped gardens, climbed mountains, built racing cars and race engines, restored motorcycles. Built computers and written software, made stage gear and lighting rigs, programmed firmware and embedded controllers, repaired industrial scale optical scanners.
I developed and implemented a full enterprise ‘Linux on the Desktop’ Red Hat linux deployment replacing all the Windows PC’s with KDE desktops and free software for Super Tramp Ltd, and that was back in 2002, a first for UK small business.