Early Life

Born in Australia, most of my early years were spent in the Philippines until finishing high school back in Australia.

University

Completed bachelors degrees in both Arts and Science because I wanted to study linguistics and language, but also loved mathematics. Fell into computer science because I ran out of math courses! Also, I was very fortunate to be able to participate in the summer Arabic language and culture immersion program in the Middle East.

Work and Masters degrees

For 18 months, I taught mathematics and science at an international school in Manila after graduation. Family needs brought us to California, and I quickly found a niche working with data programming.

Continuing my love of languages, we moved to Boston for 3 years where I pursued full-time Master's degrees and continued working part-time.

For 20 years, I've worked in technology roles for large companies helping deliver value to customers.

Personal

Most of my personal time is spent with my family, and I also enjoy cycling, building computers, watching Formula 1, and reading about languages, linguistics and history.