Welcome to my HUGO blog

Hi, I am Ian and I live in the city of Espoo, located in southern Finland. I am a computer engineer currently working at Nokia.

Born in Finland 1964, I am at the tail of the Baby Boomer generation, but almost a Gen-X like my wife.

I have kept blogs of various kinds for 2 decades, previously using WordPress. This blog is an attempt to use a newer platform: HUGO.

My hobbies

One of my hobbies is alpine downhill skiing, which I have done from early childhood. I have a separate blog about skiing.

Another important hobby is scuba diving, which I started 2006 and have now logged over thousand dives. And of course there is a scuba diving blog.

Languages

My native language is Finnish. My English proficiency is at the CEFR C2 level. Swedish at B-level. German, French, Italian, Spanish at A level.

Professional background

As posted on my cv site:

I am a senior software and hardware system design expert with over 30 years of hands-on R&D experience, specializing in full stack development across a wide range of languages, platforms, and hardware targets.

Currently a Software Architect at Nokia Mobile Networks R&D, leading software architecture and technology development for future 6G AirScale Radio Base Station products. Extensive background in managing large, multicultural teams and delivering high-availability networking and datacenter systems at global companies including Nokia, Ericsson, and Tellabs. Skilled in agile project management, telecommunications, networking protocols, and both Linux and Windows environments.