I waste time with tech so you don't have to.

Where it all started

I started young. When I was around eight years old, I used to open up items around the house to see how they worked. My father hated it! But if there was an issue in the house, I was the one they turned to for help and guidance. It was rather satisfying.

With my pocket money, I used to pass the toy shop and sail into the hardware store to buy lamps, cables and batteries. I was a very strange child indeed. But it seems to have helped with my love of gadgets and getting things fixed and working again.

I've had several IT-related jobs in the early years of my career. But I started out as being interested in music technology and how audio could be manipulated. So I began with getting a job in a small music shop. And soon I was installing, consulting, supporting all kinds of music hardware and software.

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Do you remember the Atari ST? or the Atari Falcon? Yep, our store in London was one of the first with professional audio equipment for studios.

ProTools, Logic (or Notator back in the day), Cubase etc. these were the norm for me back then. I have even released music with the knowledge I gained while I was there.

A few years later, I moved to a more 'pro' company. But this time I was in charge of clients that needed more with their equipment. I was known and 'The SCSI King' I won't go down that path, It's a long story!

Further still, I found myself at ITN, the news network in London. This is where I was responsible for the output of nightly programs. as well as making sure the whole building worked.

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Anything technical, from a lightbulb to a vision mixer needing to be fixed before going live on air. Setting up a Mac system for the design team to do the live on-air graphics, was my remit.

During this time, I was also freelancing for clients as an Apple consultant. Fixing, advising and supporting them in their homes and businesses.

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You can find out more about my work experience via my LinkedIn profile.