
Independent Computer & Network Security Professional
Sydney Area, Australia

Independent Computer & Network Security Professional
Sydney Area, Australia
Over 30 years experience in open source software and software development.
Unix internals, Unix security, TCP/IP implementation, network security, Linux, OpenBSD, system resource management
(Political Organization industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)
The registered officer is responsible for all formal matters in the maintenance of the registration of a political party in Australia and in NSW.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
February 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1986 — February 2007 (21 years 1 month)
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1979 — March 1990 (11 years)
Served on the management committee of the Australian Unix Users' Group (AUUG) in various capacities including Treasurer and Vice President.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 1984 — January 1986 (1 year 2 months)
Unix System developer and consultant.
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 1978 — November 1984 (6 years)
Research/support programmer supporting Computer Science department's teaching and research efforts.
BSc, Computer Science, Mathematics, 1974 — 1980
Studied with Prof. John Lions and completed operating systems course in the first year it was based on Unix source code.
1967 — 1973
politics, open source, bushwalking, folk music, aboriginal reconciliation
The Greens, AUUG, Internet Society, UNSW Foundation, NSW Folk Federation, ANTaR, Climate Action Bondi
Usenix Association Lifetime Achievement Award to UC Berkeley 1979-1993 (Contributor)