Born on the Channel Island of Jersey, Simon moved to the UK to attend the University of Bath where he studied electrical and electronic engineering.
Since then, a varied career has included being part of the team building the world's first solid state 30KW HF radio transmitter, writing electromagnetic modelling software for railguns, and testing the first ADSL equipment in the UK.
He also built one the UK's first national ISPs, which is still running, before spending several years developing architectures for large online services for many major brands.
For the last two decades he's been a freelance writer, specialising in enterprise technologies and development. He works with his wife and writing partner Mary Branscombe from a small house in south west London, or from anywhere there's a WiFi signal and a place for a laptop. The calico Maine Coon sisters in his office appreciate the food and pettings...