John has been teaching for more than 20 years. During this time, he has designed courses and taught at TAFE and universities at the undergraduate and post graduate levels, including helping PhD students manage research data.

In over 30 years of programming and data management, John has consulted for many companies large and small, including Westpac, Readers Digest, PwC, Thales and a research group for Novartis.

Along the way, John has achieved qualifications including an Associate Diploma in commercial data processing, certificates in Program Design and Networking, and progress towards a Masters degree.

John’s passion for learning has seen him teach himself several coding languages and explored programming in many ways including successfully programming computers to enhance the lives of people with disabilities.