About
David Jones — author of this page.
Computer science graduate with roots in west Wales, a spell at Cardiff University, and a career that began in computing in the late 1990s. When not geeking out over technology, the football, or the open road, David is usually out recording a few more miles.
- Full name
- David Thomas Roy Jones
- Date of birth
- 28 September 1974
- Place of birth
- Carmarthen, Wales
- Citizenship
- British
- Education
- BSc Computer Science (Hons), University of Wales, Cardiff (1993–96)
- First role
- Control Data Corporation, Stockley Park, London (from January 1997)
Education
BTEC Information Technology
Stroud College of Further Education, Stroud — 1991–93
A foundation in information technology that set the course for a career in computing.
BSc Computer Science (Hons)
University of Wales, Cardiff — 1993–96
Graduated from one of the UK's leading computer science departments. See the Cardiff section below for more about the department.
Career & Qualifications
Computing career that began at Control Data Corporation, Stockley Park, London, in January 1997 — a Control Data employee working with enterprise systems.
Other qualifications:
- UK driver's licence
- Control Data MailHub Installer
- Certified in Microsoft NT Workstation 3.51
Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool Football Club was founded in 1892. Under Bill Shankly in the 1960s the club returned to the top of English football, and his successors — including Bob Paisley and Roy Evans — carried the tradition of trophy-winning football into the 1980s and 1990s. The famous "Spion Kop" terrace made Anfield one of the most intimidating grounds in the world.
10 Tales of the Kop
- The Kop was built in 1906 and became one of the largest single-tier stands in the world, holding tens of thousands of standing fans.
- The name Spion Kop is Afrikaans — it comes from a hill in South Africa where a Boer War battle was fought in 1900.
- In 1928 it was extended and a roof added, raising capacity to around 30,000.
- The Kop's famous flagpole stood above the terrace, where supporters' flags and banners have flown ever since.
- When Leeds' goalkeeper Gary Sprake fumbled the ball over his own line in 1967, the Kop's reaction became terrace folklore.
- As manager, Bill Shankly understood the Kop's power and built the great teams that gave it a wall of sound to raise.
- "You'll Never Walk Alone", from the musical Carousel, was adopted by the Kop and became the club's anthem.
- The singing of the Koppites was legendary — an intimidating wall of noise that rattled visiting sides.
- Kevin Keegan became the Kop's favourite son in the early 1970s through relentless running and goals.
- Emlyn Hughes was a particular favourite — a local-born captain who lifted the European Cup in 1977.
Cardiff University
The University of Wales, Cardiff is one of Britain's major centres of higher education, with a strong research reputation and a modern, up-to-date library service. David read computer science there in the mid-1990s.
Department of Computer Science
The department was housed in the University's Queen's Buildings at Newport Road, with the Computing Centre providing facilities for a growing number of students and researchers.
Historical contact information:
Department of Computer Science,University of Wales,
Cardiff,
PO Box 916,
Cardiff CF2 3XF, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 1222 874812 · Fax: +44 (0) 1222 874598
Email: Office@cs.cf.ac.uk
Latest Activities
Recent rides straight from my Strava. Each card embeds one activity with its route map.
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Contact
- Email David (original 1996 address)
- Back to Zooze's Home Page — the family site