Tom has been programming for
Unix, Windows and the Web since childhood. While working at
LShift he is studying Linguistics, and is especially interested
in generative syntax, the relation between syntax and meaning and
the formal scientific framework for research into the Mind. He is
equally interested in the syntax of non-natural languages, which
is why he prefers the LISP family of languages. He is an amateur
musician, a die-hard libertarian, and a believer.
Michael's favourite moment in
software so far is producing a graphical IFS editor for the Atari
ST while at high school. Michael has a B.Sc. in pure mathematics
and computer science, and (hence or otherwise) has been earning a
living in digital computing since 1998. His computing interests
orbit the ideal of making digital tools for better living, unless
they don't.
Sophie has an MSc Multimedia
Systems, having specialised in system and project management. She
has worked in commercial Internet and new media development
agencies since 1994. Her experience ranges from information
design and interface development to product management and
maintenance. At LShift Sophie helps to co-ordinate projects and
people.
Lee has been programming
computers since age five when he was literally happy to work for
peanuts. He has a BSc in Artificial Intelligence and has been
developing Internet applications since 1996. He joined LShift
from Lateral where he was Technical Director. Projects have
included applications for Levi's, Robbie Williams, Mars, and
Bloomsbury's Harry Potter site.
Paul's varied computing
background ranges from papers on cryptography and cryptanalysis
at highly regarded conferences, through innovative algorithms for
fast voxel computer graphics, to rendering for print media and
precise satellite navigation. He loves scripting languages, Unix,
Internet technologies, and open source software.
Tony has a BSc in
Computer Science with a minor in Biological Science. His main
professional experience has been in telephony, despite a strong
interest in cognitive science and other bleeding-edge topics
within computing. In his spare time he has contributed to
open-source projects in audio processing, programming languages
and web tools.
On graduating in Mathematical and
Computer Science, David began programming Signal Processing
software back in 93. His enthusiasm for interactivity and
cross-media publishing has taken him through projects as diverse
as Interactive Learning systems and Electronic Program Guides for
Cable TV.
Elaine turned down university
place to become a nanny in the US. Back in Dublin she worked in
retail and learned about customer service and staff management.
She then became a receptionist for a corporate travel agency, and
within three months had moved into the accounts department. She
then took on the roles of Office Manager, PA and Accounts
Administrator - 'Jill of all trades'. Moved to London for love!!
A book fiend, Elaine loves rugby and organising things and
people.
Mike has been programming
computers since his parents bought him a ZX81 too many years ago
to remember. He obtained a BSc in Computation and has since
worked with a wide variety of different technologies on projects
including video conferencing, image processing and a range of
CD/DVD-ROM titles based on a 3D model of the human anatomy.
Matthew has been programming
since he was eight and is currently studying for a Masters in
Computing. He is involved in many areas of computing from system
administration to type-theory in functional programming
languages. He is most at home dealing with shared resources
between several hundred concurrent threads. In his spare time he
works on open-source projects developing strange new file systems
or programming languages.
Chris previously worked as a
Commercial Manager for Marks and Spencer after completing their
graduate management training programme in 2002. He loves travel,
hates marketing babble, and lives for summers that are filled
with live music. Chris has a BA in Business Studies and a MSc in
Advanced Marketing Management.
Francis has a BA in Mathematics
and an MSc in Computation from Oxford. His turn to the Dark Side
(aka Computer Science) was complete when he finished his PhD in
Edinburgh. He has software development experience ranging from
stock tracking databases to bioinformatics applications on
high-performance Beowulf clusters and Grids.
Andy Wilson, Director, LShift
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