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: 17 July 2026 —

• LAPD to stop using Flock cameras.  [Engadget]

• How online summariser tools support smarter learning.  [ipCisco]

• 4 statistics on the state of enterprise security.  [No Jitter]

• AI DCs and the concentration of wealth.  [Schneier]

• Russia targeting routers globally.  [Cyber Insider]  [Ars Technica]

• AI surveillance and social progress.  [Schneier]

• Data synchronisation.  [Geoff Huston]

• Flock cameras can surveil cars without license plates.  [Schneier]

• Cybersecurity mission creep in the US.  [Schneier]

• The realities of AI video surveillance.  [Schneier]

• The economics of SpaceX.  [Geoff Huston]

• Factoring RSA keys with many zeros.  [Schneier]

• Even the Secret Service won't used company-issued phones.  [The Register]

• Appearing productive in the workplace.  [ipSpace]  [No One's Happy]

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

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