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I was born in Cameroon, a country just slightly north of the equator. I went to a primary school in Douala (economic capital of Cameroon) and I did my secondary studies in the Bilingual Grammar School, Buea. I obtained the "Baccalaureat" in 1984, was admitted to the Engineering school in Yaounde (political capital), and was awarded a government scholarship to study in Great Britain. After a dilemma on whether to stay or move abroad, I finally decided to continue my studies in Great Britain.

I start my university studies in Cardiff, where I enrol in the department of Electrical Engineering. After three years, I obtain a Bachelor's degree (BSc) and I move to Manchester, in the north of England, where I begin a Master's degree course in Microprocessor Engineering and Digital Electronics, which I'm awarded in 1988 from UMIST. My scholarship is then extended, to enable me to further my studies. I engage in research in the department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester, which culminates with a PhD in 1991.

In 1991, I also receive a job offer, to work as a post doctoral research fellow at the university of Bath. My duties involve developing high performance communication protocols for the project entitled "Optically Connected Parallel Computers". Shortly after my contract, I join Power X in Manchester for the development of a new generation of switch fabrics. This would mark my first steps in ASIC design.

After a couple of years at Power X, I'm promoted to "System Architect". It is then that I'm seconded to Boston, MA, USA, with a role mainly to engage with the "Yankees" in promoting our novel architecture.

I leave Power X in 2002 for Phyworks, based in Bristol, where I get involved in the design and implementation of an "Advanced Forward Error Correction" chip.

In 2004, I return to Manchester, my adoptive city, where I'm currently employed in the development of an "Advanced Switching Interconnect" chipset.

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