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I've had the domain redwing-it.com for a long time and used it to display my small business website aimed at Windows PC servicing and advice.

When I decided, initially due to the Covid pandemic, to firstly cut down the services I offered - then finally close the business completely - I wondered if I should retain the domain name. It's a reminder of one of my favourite migratory birds and so I decided to keep it! 😀

I've designed web sites both for friends, and commercially, over many years and currently have a blog site - which covers a favourite hobby of mine - amateur radio - and other radio and TV disciplines:

Amateur radio and other stuff ! (g8vvy.blogspot.com)

I also have a solely amateur radio dedicated page on:

QRZ.com - under my callsign G8VVY

and a further one on:

QRZCQ.com - also under my callsign G8VVY

I was extremely fortunate to have a very varied professional background; working in a number of different industries:

I initially trained as a Food Technologist and worked for Unilever and, (what was), the Milk Marketing Board.
I then had a complete change of scene and spent 5 years in radio model control equipment; bespoke 459 MHz UHF PWM (pulse width modulation) systems. After the departure of the instigator and sole designer, I took over running of the business and was involved with assembly, calibration & test and sales.
Next followed a 15 year period in flow, and related, measurement - electromagnetic/mass/ultrasonic/vortex shedding flowmeters; level measurement; dissolved Oxygen measurement and heat. I initially ran a small assembly shop; during which I also built a signal converter calibration and test rig. Later on, I worked in technical sales and support. Whilst out on a service job in the Brent oil field; I had an opportunity to go down to the sea bed in the rig service leg lift!

Next was temperature and pressure measurement probes working as office manager/technical sales and support.
Then; environmental monitoring systems, providing both contracts management and IT support. I wrote, and managed, the neccessary documentation to achieve ISO 9000 and produced an equipment tendering application.
I then moved into 3PL (3rd party logistics) and provided mainly 2nd line - some 3rd line - IT support. I started with Novell Netware then migrated to MS Small Business Server and each of the then current MS Server and Windows Client versions.
My penultimate job was in Telehealth. 2nd line field based support; working with COPD and CHF patients in a technical capacity.
I finished things off with 4 years in Technology services as a Technical Support Engineer, managing the helpdesk of a networking and data analysis Company and providing day to day Windows client support to a group of carehomes.

Hobbies - Walking/Cycling/Amateur Radio ..

Introduction