Occupation: contract software engineer.
Company: Agate Software Ltd – just me, although I sometimes subcontract.
Skills &c:
Visual C++ (6.0, .NET), Delphi, Oracle, Access, web design, Fortran on OpenVMS kit, etc etc etc - all-round jobbing application builder / software engineer / problem-solver. Preferred type of problem: difficult!
I worked for British Gas for 16 years, leaving in September 1991 for greater job satisfaction. Am now working for myself, doing contract software development jobs for local companies.
Active in British Computer Society north-of-England specialist group on object oriented programming (NOOPS for short).
Author of Texplore, a simple but powerful shareware text retrieval program for PCs.
Kit:
Leisure interests: wildlife conservation, walking, skiing, nature, birdwatching, science, history, current affairs, photography, stockmarket, music, single malt, wine, women, song, etc.
Politics: democrat.
Religion: no thanks.
Humour: banana-skin.