I`ve been programming professionally since 1989. I started programming on a mainframe when I was about 8 or 9 (my Uncle owned a Software House) and my first proper computer was a DAI personal computer when all my friends had a ZX81. The first C++ compiler I used was cfront 2 on a Silicon Graphics workstation. I build systems and applications on Windows, Linux, Android and occasionally bare metal. My main experience is realtime GIS having been the team lead and technical architect for years for a commercial GIS system. Though I can turn my hand to almost anything if I need too. I have an interest in 2D and 3D graphics with an in-depth knowledge of xlib and modern OpenGL. I have a more than passing interest in Virtual Reality having been involved in the early research in the 90`s (see `The Science of Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments`, plate 4 for a picture of me!). I have two honour degrees, one in Geography Science and the other in Maths and Computing. ©

I am a career programmer using JavaScript, C# and SQL on the Microsoft stack. I`m also comfortable with Linux and non-Microsoft tooling and databases. I build client/server, desktop and web applications. Currently I use AngularJS with Bootstrap but I`m also comfortable with Knockout, jQuery (including writing plugins) and plain old JavaScript. I work with RabbitMQ, MSMQ, ASP.NET MVC, CQRS/ES. I`m interested in learning mobile development but kinda feel like that ship has sailed without me. Some volunteer projects I am proud of: In 1997 I wrote a full DNS resolver using VB6. It was in production use until 2012. In 2001 I developed a web hosting control panel with ASP that managed provisioning of web sites, email and DNS. It is still in use today but I am currently coding a replacement for it. In 2004 I developed a distributed email anti-virus platform in C# that used message queues for coordination and multiple scanning engines for best coverage coverage. In 2007 I developed a full SMTP client in C# including support for MIME and detailed logging. Why? Because it was fun. I didn`t stop programming in 2007, I just had kids and had to shift my priorities around their well being. ©