Born NZ, educated Uni Cantuar, M Sc (Maths) II.1

Entire career in Computing - Systems Programming - DECsystem-10, IBM MVS/XA, ESA

Then banking and online processing applications for Trustbank NZ, Databank (ANZ), FDR (UK), NatWest (UK), RBS (UK), Legal and General. Sail, Bliss, Assembler, Cobol, PLI1, C.

Took permanent position with Merant/Serena/Micro Focus as z/OS specialist using C/C++ and Assembler writing as part of the Dimensions team.