Andy has a background in computational physics and information systems architecture, including many years of experience designing algorithms for very large-scale data management and scientific computation. As a member of the Planets project, he helped define and develop a service-oriented architecture appropriate for digital preservation, and co-authored the Testbed software that builds upon it. He is now a Digital Preservation Architect and the British Library, working with the rest of the Digital Preservation Team and in collaboration with Open Planets Foundation to help define the library’s approach to digital preservation. He is also the chair of the technical coordination committee for the upcoming SCAPE project.