I have been an IT professional for 45 years and have participated in over 40 projects. My specialism is HP NonStop (Tandem) computer systems, I have worked with them for over 35 years. My business areas have been primarily in banking , real-time e-payments, transaction processing , telecoms and networking and steel production. I have covered most IT disciplines, such as software designer / architect / developer / tester / technical application manager / hardware system’s manager / team leader.
As a student, I studied mechanical engineering, after which I moved into the world of IT, spending long periods with both computer hardware manufacture Honeywell and with major software-house Logica (now CGI). For the last 30 years I have worked mainly as an independent consultant. I am native English, but have lived permanently in The Netherlands since 1987. I hold both English and Dutch nationalities.
