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Julian Reginald Day is a published author, IT computer project manager and charity fundraiser.
Day studied business studies at Plymouth Polytechnic (UK) and, in 1978, entered the computer industry as a trainee sales and support executive with Burroughs in England. Since migrating to Australia in 1986, Day has been an IT consultant to large private and public organisations. He has presented papers at conferences in the UK, United States, New Zealand, Australia and throughout Asia. He was the editor of the Australian magazine SoftWare in 1995–1996 and has written many published articles for a variety of IT and business publications. [1]
Day is the CEO of Consensus Group [2] and is a member of the Australian Computer Society.
After surviving cancer three times as a child, Day founded Waterline Challenge. He conceived the idea while he walked consecutive sections of the New South Wales coast over the last 12 years,[ when? ] raising funds for various charities. [3]
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