Academic

• Lancaster University - BSc in Computer Science, tutored and influenced by Prof John Self
• Exeter University - PhD in Intelligent Computer-Aided Instruction, supervised by Prof Ajit Narayanan; several years later became a lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Exeter University with initial research interests in Expert Systems, User Modelling, and Intelligent Tutoring Systems
• developed a prototype system, PrologSpace, that displayed Prolog programs in 3-D space and allowed the user, a Prolog programmer, to move about the graphical objects that represented Prolog programming constructs
• became increasingly interested in Program Visualization and its potential for computer-aided instruction for students learning programming
• developed an animation system called Goofy, based on John Stasko's Polka, that enabled students to present their own visualizations of programming constructs
• undertook research activities that examined useful visual abstractions for the programmer
• supervised masters and doctoral graduates
• taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Human-Computer Interaction and Introductory Programming. Left the University of Exeter as Senior Lecturer in 1996.

Business

• 20+ years of software engineering at all levels, from programming to project management of small and large systems in many business sectors, including finance, wholesale, retail, engineering, mining, public utilities, military, space
• Logica (Cambridge) Ltd - Principal then Managing Consultant of the HCI group, leading R&D projects utilising Artificial Intelligence techniques for Engineering Industry Training Board, MoD, European Space Agency
• Learning Tree International - Faculty Consultant, delivering HCI courses in London, Sweden, France, and Italy.