Following a science education that culminated in an M.Phil. degree in
the Pharmacy Department at Aston University, I moved into
applying microprocessors to engineering problems. I was a founder
member and Systems Director of Comendec Limited. Even though this was
during the 1980s and early 90s, some of the projects are still in use
today (see the photo gallery
for an example).
After Comendec closed in 1992, I went on to help set up the
Vector Networks office in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Vector Networks
produces PC network management solutions. I was project team leader for
the PC-Duo Remote Control product, which gained a reputation
for performance and quality, and a worldwide customer base. I provided
technical documentation and online help and was responsible for the
localisation of the software and documentation into five languages,
including Japanese. I was also responsible for the localisation of
Vector's PC-Duo Enterprise asset management software package
and wrote the InstallScript and Windows Installer packages for PC-Duo
Remote Control and Enterprise and created the CD autorun
and production CD images for both product ranges.
Since leaving Vector, I have been learning:
HTML, CSS and XHTML
(using
Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML by Eric and Elizabeth Freeman),
C# (using
Head First C# by
Jennifer Greene and Andrew Stellman),
PHP and MySQL (using
Head First PHP &
MySQL by Lynn Beighley and Michael Morrison),
Java (using
Head First Java by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates) and
Design Patterns (using
Head First Design Patterns by Eric and Elizabeth Freeman).
There is no Java or PHP in this web site, but it is pure
XHTML v1.0 Strict.
For more information, click on one of the links below.