The Home Page of Peter Hayes 

Who am I?

I've just retired as a Technical Support Analyst supporting various Cray systems.

My work interests were -

• Compilers and program optimization techniques.
• Teaching (Optimization, MPP Programming and Korn shell).
• Web page development. I use these page as my sandpit to play in so please let me know of any problems.
  
• Network support.
• Systems support.

My personal interests are -

• Astronomy (but not a practical observer any more).
  I have written JavaScript for an astronomical ephemeris, you can find a copy here and a simpler Sun and moon rise/set page here.
• Preservation of the landscape and our historical buildings.
  I'm a life member of the Friends of the Lake District, English Heritage and the National Trust.
• Antique glass (but can not afford the vintage wines that should go in them!).

My life history is -

• Born in Norfolk raised in Lincolnshire and Merseyside.

• 1966-79 - University of Manchester.

  1966 to 1969	BSc Physics
  1969 to 1970	Msc Radio Astronomy at Jodrell Bank.
  1970 to 1973	Programming and preliminary scientific analysis for an experiment on the Ariel 4 satellite. Published Proceedings of the Royal Society A. 343, 227-240 (1975), Walsh, Hayes & Harrison.
  1973 to 1979	Regional Computer Centre (now Manchester Computing). First doing user support then becoming a compiler specialist.

• 1979-84 - Control Data Ltd.

  1979 to 1980	Developing a PDP cross-assembler and APL code for a new customer site.
  1980 to 1984	Supporting major customer sites, developing network based tools and porting compilers to a non-standard operating system.

• 1984-2009 - Cray

  1984 to 1996  Cray Research 1996 to 2000  SGI 2000 to 2009  Cray

  Surviving mergers and de-mergers whilst supporting Cray customers. Specializing in applications support, compilers, optimization techniques and user training. Also using networking experience to sort out problems the customer should have done if they had worked weekends; "if I can not get to the Cray the Cray is down".

Contact Me

• Look for a part of the URL of this page containing hayes, this is myself in myself@blueyonder.co.uk
• If you found references to a freeserve mirror of these pages it's now died as I've gone from dialup to cable, use the blueyonder address.