User:Ggreybeard

Ggreybeard is my Wikipedia name. You can call me Ggreybeard, Greybeard or Roger. If I can do things better on Wikipedia, please let me know. I really appreciate any constructive comments or concerns regarding my contributions - please leave these in my talk page.



Background

 * British citizen, living in Sydney, Australia since 1970.
 * Brain-washed with christian beliefs as a child but survived the experience. Now fully recovered and leading a normal life.

Career

 * Worked in the construction industry 1961 - 2006 (except for two years) now retired.
 * Worked as parliamentary research assistant for Maurice Neil MP 1976-77;
 * Worked as an engineer and IT administrator for Austin Australia Pty. Ltd. between 1977 and 2004, before the company went into liquidation. (It wasn't my fault, honest!)

Interests

 * Amateur astronomer.
 * Amateur photographer and astro-imager.
 * Supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club since 1956.
 * Anti-supernaturalist and dedicated baloney exterminator.
 * Distributed Computing enthusiast (citizen Science).
 * Australian politics and current affairs.
 * Wikipedia editor since 2011.
 * Trove Australia editor.

Positions

 * Member of the Liberal Party of Australia, 1970 - 1986.
 * President of Earlwood Young Liberals, 1972-74
 * Campaign Publicity Director for Maurice Neil M.P., (St. George Federal Electorate), at the 1975, 1977 and 1980 Federal elections.
 * Campaign Publicity Director for NSW State Premier, Sir Eric Willis M.P., (Earlwood State Electorate), at the 1976 State Election.
 * Campaign Publicity Director for Alan Jones, (Earlwood State Electorate), at the 1977 State by-election.
 * Founder Member of Macarthur Astronomical Society in SW Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1996.
 * Secretary of Macarthur Astronomical Society, 2008 - 2012.
 * Joint founder of the Macarthur Astronomy Forum, February 2011.