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Lee Friend is an IT
Professional from the United Kingdom (UK). He currently
specialises in IT Support, and is a former Software Developer. Lee was born in
North London, and is of English and Welsh ancestry.
Info
I have been using the Web (WWW) 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 (in 1977/78) by visits to the Arcades and playing on a LED
space video game. 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 (I owned two of them by 1988). The end
of the 1980's I did get a Commodore Amiga (where I learned
more BASIC), followed by my first PC, a second-hand Olivetti
386sx-16mhz, back in 1992. 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.
I’ve got experience in many industries such as
investment banking, insurance, and media.
Lately, the IT jobs I have worked in have been with nonprofits.
Recently in 2025 I have been studying a few courses and
improving my Python and Linux skills; I still code a bit in my
own time.
Teresa-Ling Friend my wife
is a Business Analyst. We first met at UEL in
1995 and got married in 1998.
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Lee Friend, 1994-2025, -- Page modified:
30/11/2025.
