About Me — Michael Whittle

Autobiography for Michael Whittle, with a focus on my career path

I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. My father Richard, mother Teresa, brother Mark, and I lived in Sandton.

My parents still live in South Africa but they moved to Cape Town earlier this year. My brother, his wife and twin girls live in Sevenoaks.

This is my wife Eva and our son George. We live in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Ever since I can remember I’ve always had a keen interest in IT and I knew my career would take that path from a very early age. I actually remember learning my first programming language when I was 10 years old.

I was really privileged to go to St. John’s College in South Africa. It was there that I met a good friend and extremely bright individual, Andrew Murray. He was an excellent programmer even at 13 years old and I learnt a lot from him.