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: 20 August 2025 —

• BGP Community propagation configuration is confusing.  [ipSpace]

• IETF Draft to make IPv6 standard on DNS resolvers.  [The Register]

• UK backs down over Apple backdoor demand.  [The Register]  [The Verge]

• China accuses US over chip tracking.  [The Register]

• IPv6 statistics.  [ForwardingPlane]  [IPv6 Dashboard]

• Radar used to eavesdrop on cell phones.  [ExtremeTech]  [Schneier]

• MedusaLocker ransomware gang is hiring pen testers.  [Fortra]

• Andreessen on the UK's Online Safety Act.  [The Register]

• SIGINT during World War II.  [Schneier]  [Defense PDF]

• Russia blamed for US, Norway hacks.  [The Register]

• ICMP Destination Unreachable messages.  [Weberblog]

• AOL is finally shutting down dial-up.  [The Verge]  [Ars Technica]

• BGP Community propagaion on IOS/XE - the 90s called.  [ipSpace]

• Your CV is not fit for the 21st century - get it up to scratch.  [The Register]

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

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