Born in South AfricaSchooling: De Villiers Graaff - top of class
Graduated: University of Cape Town - BSc Mech Eng - Hon.
First Job - Design Engineer - 80 staff - 1 year
Second Job - Project Engineer for an iron foundry - 300 staff - 1 year
Third Job - Mechanical Engineer for a pottery manufacturer - 1500 staff - 3 years
1983 - left South-Africa to oe and find a new home - Europe - America - NZ
1987 - NZ Insulators - Temuka - Works Engineer
1989 - started own company Computer Software Library of NZ
Shareware and NZ agents for McAfee
1994 - started Computer Shop Timaru - as in-house training for McAfee support
built 500 computers per year
1998/9 - semi retired2000 - moved to Waikawa Bay
developed public internet access systems
2003 - moved to Auckland - Kaukapakapa - 50 acre beef farm
2009 - moved to Tauranga