Biography
Education
- 2:1 Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dundee College of Technology.
- Certified Ethical Hacker.
- Trained Internal and External Penetration tester (Firstbase technologies).
Employment
1999 - Present - Lecturer in Computing - University of Abertay Dundee
2000-03 - Shareholder and Programmer (Communications and database programmer) - ABS Advanced Biometric Systems, Greenock, Scotland.
1994-98 - Lecturer in Mechatronics - University of Abertay Dundee
1990-98 - Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering - Dundee Institute of Technology
1990-91 - Engineering Consultant - Dundee College of Technology / AgriPac UK
1987-90 - Medical Robotics Research Engineer - Scottish Home and Health Department
Personal Statement
I’m a certified ethical hacker and a trained internal and external systems penetration tester.
Prior to joining Abertay’s teaching staff in 1990, I worked as a medical robotics engineer and as a programmer at ABS (Advanced Biometric Systems).
I’ve been involved in two highly successful knowledge transfer partnerships: one related to encryption within an ATM environment and the other to the security of network ATMs.
My research interests include penetration testing, web application testing and malware analysis.
