Where are you from?
Sydney, Australia.

Where did you grow up?
Scotland.

What are your pastimes and interests?
Real Tennis (www.real-tennis.org), the game of kings.

What's your favorite saying or cliché?
"It's as sweet as your Nanna's goat."

What's your favorite movie?
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

What's your favorite cocktail?
Dacquiri

When did you first get involved with flash?
Years ago on version 3, but never had more than a fleeting interest. In the last year though integration with the backend has become much more of a reality and we've been experimenting ever since.

What is your view of the current use of flash?
Too many entirely Flash based web sites. We build big content management solutions and Flash is not really suited for the delivery of large chunks of information.

Who do you feel is advancing the use of flash the most?
In the application development market it's definitely the increasing ease with which you can dynamically update content in Flash templates.

Who has been your greatest inspiration?
Yikes... no idea.

Where do you see the future of flash?
I'd like to see a lot more judicious use of Flash. People need to dump the Skip-Intro movies and build clever navigation and user interface elements. I'd like to see more Flash that's actually in touch with backend information systems.

What advice would you give to budding flashers?
It's not as hard as it looks - get your hands dirty.

What can FK01 attendees expect from you?
Nothing too fancy. How to get information out of the backend and into Flash - the nuts and bolts of self-updating and truly dynamic Flash content.

Any closing words?
None

If you would like further information on speaking opportunities please contact: Mark Fennell(webmaster@flashkit.com). We have conferences planned in LA, Sydney, and Europe and Asia as well, so let us know your interest!