Experience

The National Museum of Computing

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educational tour guide

  • 2007 - Present

  Work with Colossus, Harwell Dekatron, PDP8, PDP11, Cray, Powers Samas, Acorn, Sinclair, Amstrad, Apple computers. BBC's Domesday laser disc project. Old IBM, ICL and Elliott computers. Work with Colossus, Harwell Dekatron, PDP8, PDP11, Cray, Powers Samas, Acorn, Sinclair, Amstrad, Apple computers. BBC's Domesday laser disc project. Old IBM, ICL and Elliott computers.



The Open University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secretary of the Astronomy Club

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  Involved in the Atronomy Club, take tours round the George Abell Observatory. Give talk on astronomy. Involved in the Atronomy Club, take tours round the George Abell Observatory. Give talk on astronomy.



Various

• Astronomy Tour leader

  • 1988 - Present

  Tour guide with various companies associated with astronomy. Led tours to see Aurorae, Eclipses, Observatories, Planetaria, and other astronomical sites e.g. Arizona meteor crater, Egyptian pyramids, Jantar Mantar in Delhi etc. Available at short notice for leading tours worldwide. Tour guide with various companies associated with astronomy. Led tours to see Aurorae, Eclipses, Observatories, Planetaria, and other astronomical sites e.g. Arizona meteor crater, Egyptian pyramids, Jantar Mantar in Delhi etc. Available at short notice for leading tours worldwide.



British Astronomical Association

• Burlington House, Piccadilly

• Handbook editor

  • Feb 1972 - Present

  Produced the annual BAA Handbook until 2016. Archiving responsibilities. Produced the annual BAA Handbook until 2016. Archiving responsibilities.



Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Whitaker's Almanack provided 56 pages of Astronomy data until 2020

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2020

  Computation of solar system and planetary data for every month. Including sunrise/set, mon rise/set. Astronomical phenomena, night sky etc. Computation of solar system and planetary data for every month. Including sunrise/set, mon rise/set. Astronomical phenomena, night sky etc.



BEEBUG Limited

• Managing Director

  • 1982 - 2000



Hendon College

• Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

  • 1980 - 1983



Barnet College

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer II in Computer Science

  • 1977 - 1979



Braintree College

• Lecturer in Mathematics Statistics and Computing

  • 1975 - 1977

  In charge of the newly-formed computer department. An Elliott 803 serviced the whole college across various disciplines. In charge of the newly-formed computer department. An Elliott 803 serviced the whole college across various disciplines.



Royal Armament Research And Development Establishment

• Scientific Officer

  • 1967 - 1975

  Scientific Officer in GR3 branch at Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent. Free flight rocket research. Ferranti computer programmed in Mirfac, plus PACE TR-48 analogue computer. Scientific Officer in GR3 branch at Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent. Free flight rocket research. Ferranti computer programmed in Mirfac, plus PACE TR-48 analogue computer.