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I am:
- A father.
- A snowboarder.
- A software programmer and designer.
- A scuba diver.
- A twin.
The personal stuff:
Born in Africa, I’ve lived in Munich, Seattle, Berlin, and now London. I’m fluent in three languages, and I’ve been to 31 countries. I’ve jumped out of aeroplanes, been in the army, and have titanium in my shoulder.
I think Kandinsky did for colour what Senna did for motor racing. Mozart’s clarinet concerto is beyond epic, and nothing beats a ’72 BMW 3.0 CSL for unadulterated beauty.
I like deeply intellectual movies like Rambo First Blood, The Matrix, and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.
The professional stuff:
I’ve been programming computers since 1986. I helped build South Africa's first online banking web site, written tariffing engines for mobile phone operators, and designed a remote access solution in the UK. That last one took online security to a whole new level.
Companies I've worked for include The Internet Solution, Microsoft and Nokia. Clients I've worked with include the BBC, the London Underground, the NHS, the UK Ministry of Defence, Marks & Spencer, and BAE Systems.
I created a native RS232 wrapper for the .NET Compact Framework in 2002. More recently, I created Interact to visualise, synchronise and protect structured and unstructured data.
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