RTP Enterprises

Ever since my days in school, I have gone by the acronym RTP and where I develop for other people I will tend to mark my work with RTP Enterprises. Back in school, where I started playing with computers writing basic on Commodore PETs, that stood for ‘Rog the Programmer’. After that I spent a couple of years hacking around on VAX and Prime computers before finding a career in IT, initially doing programming at Rolls-Royce Aerospace Engines.

To say I get enjoyment from messing around on computers is an understatement. I’ve always wanted to try and make them do as much as I can do with my variable skills, most of which is self-taught. The pleasure I get in getting something complex to work is immense and acts as a real form of relaxation.

These days, in the most part I’m not doing ‘IT’ for payment, but of course when someone wants to buy me a coffee/beer that is always appreciated. I do take on the odd job, whether fixing a computer or creating a website, but mostly its to squeeze the best out of the stuff I’m working on today.

Currently, I’m working on Home Assistant, frustrating my family, automating my home in smaller and bigger ways. I look after a couple of integrations, and do most of my automation in Node-Red using the core HA add-on.