Background

• Educated in west of Scotland and at Edinburgh University
• Lives in rural area near Reading, UK (and formerly in Newbury hence the ID)
• Born in early 1950s
• Now semi-retired, worked in IT industry, latterly in IT security

Interests and expertise

Non-professional

Amateur interest in, and some knowledge of (in no particular order):

• local geography
• natural history (especially UK native plants)
• Scottish culture and landscape
• cycling
• meteorology
• art and literature
• beer
• UK English language

Professional

• Due to career, has knowledge of various aspects of IT (but no longer much interest in it)