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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 54, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Ace Programmer (SQL/Unix/shell/Java/Perl)
  • Computing Masters Degree
  • From Auckland, New Zealand
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Do it

ABOUT ME

I grew up in New Zealand and have lived in Great Britain since 1994.

I left school at 15 to join the Royal New Zealand Naval Dockyard as an apprentice marine engineer - because doing things yourself is much more fun than staying in formal education and reading about what others are doing!

Since those 9 years with the navy, I've had over 40 jobs:- Rolls Royce engineer, robotics tech in a condom factory & Motorola phones, 2nd engineer in a brewery, welder, forklift driver, truck driver, postman, hotel cleaner,...

PHILOSOPHY

It seemed like a good idea at the time...... Onward!

Interests

Scottish Country Dancing - taking classes

Sailing - raced a catamaran in the Scottish nationals

Gym/keep fit - 4+/week, walk about 40 miles a week

Christianity - pentecostal

History - especially from a Biblical prophecy perspective

Technology, computing is my new career

4wdriving - elected club secretary for 3 years

  • dancing
  • education
  • clubbing
  • technology
  • reading
  • sailing
  • christian
  • teaching
  • engineering
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

The Matrix, Starship Troopers, Saving Private Ryan, Black Sheep, Robin Hood (Crowe), The Breakfast Club, Braveheart, Faith Like Potatoes, Goodbye Porkpie, The Guns of Navarone.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bringing my pre-school daughter through 2.5 years of chemotherapy for leukaemia. She was very sick and wasn't expected to live, 6 other children died. By God's grace she is totally clear. The hospital staff credited her life to good parenting to keep her happy.

Pity that my marriage died. Oh well.....

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom

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