Education

1981 – 1985, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, BSc 1^st Class Honours Computer Studies

1985 – 1988, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, PhD Computer Science:

Supervisor: Professor Jon Kerridge

Thesis title: The behavioral specification and simulation of minimum configuration computer systems.

Employment History

2004-present: Senior Principal Research Scientist

Empirical Software Engineering Group, National ICT Australia, Sydney, Australia

2001-2004: Chief Architect

Information Sciences and Engineering, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA, 99352

USA

1998- 2001: Science and Industry Manager (2000-2001)

R&D Manager, Software Architectures and Components Technologies Group (1998-2001)

CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, Sydney, Australia

1997 – 1998: Technical Consultant/Consulting Service Manager, Asia-Pacific

IBM Transarc, Sydney, Australia

1995 – 1997: Project Manager, Software Engineering Research Group

CSIRO Division of Information Technology, Sydney, Australia

1992 – 1995: Senior Lecturer

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, School of Computer Science and Engineering

1990 – 1992: Consultant Lecturer

Microsoft Australia, Sydney, Australia

1989 – 1990: Lecturer,

Department of Computer Science, University Of Wollongong, Australia

1985 – 1988: Research Assistant

Department of Computer Science, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

(This role was basically my PhD funding)

1983 – 1984: PL/1, COBOL/Assembler Programmer

Information Technology Group, Cheshire County Council, UK

(12 months industrial placement as part of degree)