I’m Stephen Brennan, originally from the Pontypridd area, my parents lived in Treforest until I was eleven when we moved to Ton-teg.
I attended Pontypridd Boys’ Grammar School and then on to study Applied Science majoring in Electronics and Computing at the University of Sussex in Brighton. I’ve also studied at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in Cardiff and completed a number of Open University courses.
I worked initially as an assistant production manager for a pharmaceutical manufacturer and then a number of roles in communications engineering before joining BT’s graduate entry scheme and entering IT. Following a number of years with BT I then worked for a major pc hardware manufacturer as area manager for Wales and the West Country providing technical support to around 300 major clients and then worked for a number of major financial institutions in various roles from chief systems analyst to project and support management.
I opened my first photographic studio in Cardiff in the the 1990s and I’m a full time qualified professional photographer specialising in wedding photography.
Being self employed doesn’t seem to leave very much time for hobbies these days – I’ve been learning Welsh at night class (Dwy’n dysgu Cymraeg ar y dosbarth nos) for the last few years and on a fairly ad-hoc basis hobbies include restoring antique pendulum clocks, supporting the Rhondda Rebels female basketball team and very infrequent flying and gliding. I’m also a Radio Amateur (GW3ZXI) although I haven’t been actively involved in the hobby for a number of years.