Welcome to my homepage. I'm known down the pub as Steve the Waistcoat probably because I tend to wear them rather a lot. I also respond to the title 'F.N.B.'. This is a lot like the Scottish character from Austin Powers, but with Northern in the middle.

I live and work in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, approximately 20 miles north of London. I am employed by Xerox Europe, a part of Xerox Corporation as a Senior Software Specialist in the Xerox Europe Technical Centre.

I have been involved with computers since the early '80s when my parents bought me a Sinclair ZX81. I attended Barnsley College of Technology where I gained a Diploma in Computer Studies followed by a Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Lancaster University.

In my social time I like nothing more than to sit down at the round table, sinking a few pints of beer in my local the Peartree, rounded off by a late night film preferably on DVD. I also really enjoy making a fool of myself especially when there's a karaoke evening on. I've got to the finals in competions several times, but I'm sure its for entertainment value rather than ability!

I originate from a small hamlet called Catshaw, near Millhouse Green, Penistone, South Yorkshire where my parents still live on the family farm. Goldthorpe beside being the name of my family, is a town near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Click here if you want to be bored by my family tree (needs updating).

a view of Catshaw from Lee Lane