After leaving school and not being able to decide on a career in design or computing, he embarked on a computing degree and was propelled into the world of industrial computer control systems, and telecoms software development which taught him a lot about how systems work, but did not quench his thirst for design and usability.
He then entered the dot com explosion, working with a company called HearMe that specialised in using the internet to tie all forms of communication together - phone, computer and internet. From here he decided that the internet was his calling and worked both freelance and in employment as a web developer for the next 10 years.
Most recently he has been employed by a media company called BrightTALK where he has worked, delivering video and audio events to the masses using cutting edge interactive technology.
Julian Thompson