Brief Summary

I have over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, most of which has been spent in networking/telecoms in the UK/EMEA and NZ/APAC.  I have worked in varied roles such as technical consulting, network design and architecture, pre-sales support, operational support and software engineering.  I moved to New Zealand in 2008, where I worked in several roles before returning to the UK in 2022.

My experience has been gained in a wide range of organisations, from start-ups, through enterprises and to large service providers and telcos.  I have worked in both team environments and on an individual and independent basis.  In recent years, I have also done a lot of my work in the public sector.

Though performing hands-on work is not as regular as it used to be, it has been a strong element in my previous work, when I gained satisfaction from performing proof-of-concepts before deploying to production environments.  I first started working with Cisco in 1994, and with Juniper in 1999.

I very much enjoy customer-facing roles since no two customers are alike, and so the variety this gives is always a challenge that I am keen to take on.  Taking part in technical discussions with customers forms a key part of being able to fully understand their requirements, which is essential to being able to deliver a successful solution.

Latest News and Useful Articles                — Updated: 2 October 2026 —

• OpenAI ignored employee security concerns and warnings.  [ExtremeTech]

• Researchers tricked CN AI into providing bioweapons instructions.  [ExtremeTech]

• Don't fight users' desire paths.  [ipSpace]  [Chris Siebenmann]

• FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in.  [BitDefender]

• Connected cars are a surveillance platform.  [Schneier]  [CR]

• Ex-NCA officer who worked on Silk Road ordered to repay £1.8M.  [The Register]

• ShinyHunters leader arrested.  [CyberInsider]  [BitDefender]

• FBI to ShinyHunters: we know how to find you.  [The Register]

• Using device linking to eavesdrop on WhatsApp, Signal.  [Schneier]

• Watch the Net.  [ipSpace]  [Watch The Net]

• OpenAI halts work on top AI models.  [CyberInsider]  [BBC News]  [Engadget]

• New attack against RSA.  [Schneier]

• Inside the FBI hack: agents fearful and angry.  [BBC News]

• Make your career goals more obvious.  [vStaub]

A more comprehensive news/article list can be found on my networks sub-domain here.

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