holds an honors degree in electronics from the University of London and has been working
in the telecommunication industry for 35 years.
He spent 14 years developing microcomputer and communication technologies at a major industry research and development lab in the UK. There he did early work in the application of microprocessors in first generation digit PBXs. He went on to develop high reliability distributed microcomputer architectures for real time control application. This lead to application of LAN and early IP networks technology. He was involved in the development and early application of FDDI, the first high speed fiber optic LAN standard. In the 1980s he contributed to several European Commission sponsored RACE projects focusing on developing ATM technology.
Since 1989 Neil has been an architect and designer for a major global financial messaging and network service provider. He has been responsible for ensuring the highest level of security and reliability of networking solution for the global banking community. Over the last 4 years Neil was the lead architect in the design and implementation of a global MPLS backbone replacing a highly successful and trusted ATM solution that was end of life.
Neil has a history of promoting advanced technologies and educating managers and engineers within the organization in which he has worked.
