About

I started in IT in 1979, back when storage was expensive and you could tell what a computer was thinking by listening to it. I spent the next decades moving through software development, systems design, network engineering, and eventually the role where you get blamed for everything: managing director.

Along the way I’ve built and run businesses, designed and maintained networks, migrated databases, delivered infrastructure, and done the sort of troubleshooting where you learn to keep calm while everyone else discovers their emotions. These days I’m focused on automation, AI tooling (especially local models), operational analytics, and governance that is practical rather than performative.

Outside work, I’m into classic cars (not because they’re sensible, but because they’re honest). If you want a metaphor: modern systems fail silently; classic cars fail loudly, with useful smells.

What you’ll find here

AI & automation write-ups, cars & projects, and a humour section for the observations that don’t fit in a board report (for legal and ethical reasons).