SOFTWARE SECURITY - Key Persons


Geoff Bird

Geoff is a professional civil/structural engineer, with over 30 years experience in the design and construction industry. He is an active member of the Structural Engineering Society New Zealand, and has served in various roles on both the Management and Executive committees for 15 years. Geoff has been involved with computer programming initiatives and the development of spreadsheet design tools throughout his career. He has developed a number of engineering design guides and design aids, as well as general software tools, for individual companies and for commercial use. He was the initiator and developer of a steel design program developed for the New Zealand design codes and used by a majority of New Zealand's structural engineers. Geoff saw the need for a robust yet affordable security system for Excel spreadsheets, applicable across a wide range of businesses, and was the inventor and original developer of Spreadsheet Sentry. Geoff enjoys music, travel, and reading - for which he has little time these days!! He and his wife have two pre-teen children who keep them busy!