About

An introduction

I went from mechanical engineering to software engineering in a working career of over 50 years. I am a Business Manager, Software Architect and Software Project Manager.

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Co-founder of a small software development company, Celadin Ltd., specialising in providing services and applications for the event and conference industry. Celadin has provided these services for many ‘C’ level corporate meetings, internal performance recognition and education events worldwide from Paris, Rome, Athens, Tokyo, Hawaii, San Francisco, New York, Dubai, Bali, Bangkok and many other places.

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​I volunteered at Bracknell Athletic Club for sixteen years, spending twelve years as Chair and General Secretary.

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Outside of work, I have been a collector and restorer of vintage Japanese motorbikes and am still a rider of Ducati motorbikes. I am an enthusiastic landscape photographer and a builder of model steam engines.

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A bit about Shilling Pot

Shilling Pot is an area and road very close to where we live in the hamlet of Yarrow. A Bastle and Pele tower were nearby, initially built in the 16th or 17th century. A Bastle is a fortified farmhouse found around the England/Scotland border in areas historically plagued by Border Reivers. 

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The hamlet of Yarrow lies between Falstone and Kielder Water and consists of nine homes surrounded by high moorland farms and forest.