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My CV
Kye’s computer experience started in 1977 with an A-level in computer science. Since then he has worked for such companies as IBM, Olivetti, Bull, and Barclays Bank.
In 1994 he started with IBM as a technical analyst and education officer. Initially taking charge of the workshop where computers were diagnosed and repaired he later created the post of Education Officer, teaching computer literacy, DOS, Windows and videoconferencing to IBM service engineers and telephone support staff.
After IBM, he joined Group Bull where he worked on computers and IT equipment for the Police, Inland Revenue, and the DHSS. Moving his career up a step, he became task force engineer with Olivetti in Manchester where he was part of a team of trouble-shooting engineers whose task it was to oversee and guide a country-wide upgrade of Barclays Bank Unix servers. This often involved working in pairs in the banks at night with strict security precautions.
As a side interest at this time he took up writing about technical topics for magazines and book publishers. To this date, he has nine books published and many articles.
He is a keen sea kayaker and is chair of the Orkney Sea Kayaking Association.