Lee Friend is an IT
Professional and lives on the Isle of Dogs in London. His
career has been in IT with titles such as IT Support Officer, and
Software Developer. Lee is of English and Welshdescent, and has lived in the UK and Malaysia.
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I have been using the Web and Internet since 1994, when I was
studying a Computer Science Degree (BSc) course at UEL
(University of East London) in Barking, Essex, UK.
I first started using technology at 3-4
years of age by visits to the Arcades and
playing on basic handheld video games. Later on I
was given an Atari 2600 and a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where
I learned programming in BASIC, plus playing a lot of
video games. A few years later, Amstrad took over
Sinclair and so I got a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128+2.
My mid-teenage years I did get a Commodore Amiga, followed
by my first PC, a second-hand Olivetti 386sx-16mhz.
I started learning HTML in 1994, hosting my first website on UEL's
web server.
The early days of the Web and the Internet was a big
factor for me in deciding to work in IT
professionally. My first IT job was as a Junior IT
Administrator back in 1996 administrating Windows NT,
UNIX and Novell servers. My work lead me to mainly
using and supporting Microsoft software. In 2000 I
worked as a Software Developer for a number of years,
until 2015, when I reverted back to IT Support roles.
My early IT job experience was working in
industries such as investment banking, insurance, and
media. Recently, the IT
jobs I have worked in have been with nonprofits.
In 2025 I have been
studying a few courses and volunteering with a local
Charity. Later on in 2025 I got The Spectrum - a modern
day remake of the ZX Spectrum; I returned back to 8-bit
computing, which made me smile.
Teresa Ling
Friend (Teresa Hooi Ling Ong) my wife, is an IT
Business Analyst. We first met at UEL in
1995 and got married in 1998. Links
