A life-long resident of Liverpool, Ben has a wide variety of experiences, qualifications and knowledge. Educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School, he was one of the most well known pupils in the school, excelling in IT related subjects. Afterwards, he attended Liverpool University, studying for a degree in Robotics.
He is not a stranger in media circles either, having taken part in various TV and movie productions filmed on both side of the Atlantic - both in front and behind the camera - and he has even been a VIP guest at a Royal European film premiere. More specifically, he has also worked for a Surrey based record company, working in IP rights enforcement.
Ben currently owns his own company, a robotics-oriented equipment manufacture. in 2004 he worked towards a standardised benchmarking and comparison of all available Windows BitTorrent clients for, as he claims 'a bit of fun', a project he currently has on hold.
Prior to writing for TorrentFreak, Ben wrote for Piracyisnotacrime.com.
