Originally from County Durham, England, Alan has lived in California for the last 15 years or so. He is currently living in Redwood City, California.

In his current job at a very large Bay Area company, Alan is a Systems Architect. He is responsible for helping to set the direction of company technology and guiding and mentoring the next generation of sysadmins.

Alan is an experienced technologist with a very broad range of knowledge and skills. His specialties include systems architecture and network design, security management and response, and developing bespoke, robust code to support these endeavours.

In his spare time Alan continues to refine his musical abilities on the organ, cello, guitar and voice.

If you are trying to contact Alan about a speaking engagement, or consultancy work, please email him at deorth@gmail.com.