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Background
Born and raised in Lowestoft I gained my qualifications at Benjamin Britten High School and Norwich City College.
My working life commenced with Eastern Counties Newspapers (now Archant) where as a programmer I gained experience in the Pascal and C programming languages before moving to database development in ECNs call centre subsidiary where I also worked on telephone systems, call centre software and interactive voice response systems.
I spent a few years consulting on databases with Sapphire International travelling across the UK and to the USA on occasions. The opportunity to work in Lowestoft arose when Norton Peskett Solicitors were looking for an IT Manager. My role with them expanded over 19 years to include responsibility for everything with a plug on it and a few things besides - I oversaw three projects to completely update the central IT systems, managed a project to deal with the paper archives, resulting in most storage becoming electronic. Liaising with other service providers I monitored Health and Safety compliance through electrical testing and risk assessment reviews.
Outide of work I am married with two children and a cocker spaniel. I spent over 25 years as a scout leader, taking on additinoal roles at district level and was an assistant unit leader at the Workld Scout Jamborees in 2007 in Essex and in 2011 in Sweden. I have always had an interest in railways, particularly narrow gauge ones and am a volunteer with the Southwold Railway Trust. More recently I've developed an interest in amateur radio, gaining my full licence in 2019 and am slowly filling my log book with contacts all over the world.
I’m fueled by my commitment to excellence and go the extra mile to make sure clients are fully satisfied with my work.
As a professional Information Technology Consultant, I believe in maintaining a positive mindset, creating partnerships with a purpose, and always striving for significant outcomes. Contact me today for an informal conversation and find out more about how I can tailor my services to your needs.