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About Me
A little about myself...

Hullo!!!
I'm Gareth and I'm from a place called Limerick, in Ireland, a small country on the Western edge of Europe. Last year, I completed my studies in Computer Engineering in the University of Limerick.

Now I live and work in Cambridge in England. I work for Nokia, the people who make the really kewl phones. I'm a Software Design Engineer for them, which means I design, engineer and develop software for them... Great fun! :-)

Who I Am
My name is Gareth Eason, but many know me as simply Gar or even -->Gar or bigbro which adorn my e-mail messages.

I found a suitably bad picture of myself to adorn this page, just in case anyone is wondering what I look like. I will replace it with a better picture the day I find one. (I don't think I'm very photogenic :-( )

What I Do
I can usually be found in front of a computer somewhere in Nokia in Cambridge during working hours. I am part of the team that designs and develops the Short Data Service on TETRA. This is something like the SMS (Short Message Service) on GSM phones, except a lot more powerful.

Interests & Hobbies
Although I work with computers, and have had an interest in programming and software development for many years now, my extra-curricular love is music. I play piano, keyboard, guitar, electric guitar, recorder, tin-whistle and anything else I can get my hands on. I've recorded some interesting stuff here in the University, some of which is available in the music section of this site.

I am a guest musician with a Celtic Rock band called, 'Gan Ainm' in Finland, and will be recording with them later this year.

Here in Cambridge I play in a number of Traditional Irish Sessions, but I have also been known to play rock, blues, jazz and even classical when the mood takes me... ;-)