Stan Holwill: My LEO Involvement & Memories January 2018 Date of birth 1932.
Abstract: Stan started his working life in 1947, with an interest in engineering, at an
electrical engineerg firm Clifford & Snell in Sutton Surrey.
I served a five years engineering apprenticeship. During this time I spent one day a week
at Wimbledon Technical College studying for ONC & HNC, followed by National
Service in the Royal Corp of Signals working as a radio mechanic. On return to civilian
life spotted an advertisement in Wireless World from J. Lyons for an engineer to work on
digital computers. Applied, interviewed by Ernest Lenaerts and Peter Mann, accepted
and joined LEO as junior computer engineer in January 1956, working at Cadby Hall on
LEO I. Rapidly promoted to prototype commissioning engineer on LEO II/I and then
chief maintenance engineer for the Elms House LEO II. From November 1956 acted as
managing commissioning engineer for LEO IIs until 1961 responsible for a series of
LEO II customers starting with Stewarts and Lloyds (LEO II/3) and going on to LEO
II/11. In 1963 appointed Manager of the Maintenance Development Department
(London). Remained in post until end 1970 when Minerva Road was
closed. Subsequently worked with other ICL machines until retirement in 1991
Enjoyed his 15 year career with LEO, with working with LEO II the highlight.
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