I am David John Houlden. I was born in 1959 near Boston, Lincolnshire in the UK, the first child of John William (Jack) Houlden and Janet Houlden (nee Bream). I have a younger brother Colin. We lived in the village of Bicker near Boston where I still have some relatives. In 1969 the family moved to the Peterborough area which is where I have stayed. After living in Holme and Sawtry I now live in the village of Yaxley.

In 1978 I joined Perkins Engines in Peterborough as a Trainee Computer Programmer. Over the years I progressed through various IT jobs to become a Senior Database Administrator supporting the company's ERP system and Progress and DB2 databases.

In March 2009 I decided to leave Perkins and I am currently not working, taking an extended break and enjoying all of my free time.

Away from work I have a number of hobbies and interests including home computing and the Internet, gardening, military aviation, astronomy and watching television.