User:Josh

Josh is the founder and maintainer of the RetroTechCollection Wiki, its accompanying Forum, and RTC Collection.

This user is a mentor to new editors.

User:JoshTest is my RTC Wiki test account.

📝 Profile

Location

United Kingdom

Role

Founder & Maintainer

Interests

Vintage Computing, Electronic Engineering, AI Security

Contributions

150+ pages & guides

Website

RetroTechCollection Forum

🎓 Education

PhD in Information Security

Cranfield University (2024)

MSci in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Royal Holloway, University of London (2018)

💼 Professional Experience

Senior Threat Detection Specialist

Critical National Infrastructure (2025 - Present)

Security Architect

Defence Sector (2024 – 2025)

Space & Cyber Development Manager

Defence Sector (2023 – 2024)

Researcher

Royal Holloway, University of London (2021 – 2022)

🏆 Key Achievements

• Founded the RetroTechCollection Wiki and expanded its Apple section to 120+ detailed pages
• Developed comprehensive guides: maintenance, troubleshooting, capacitor replacement, memory upgrades
• Designed standardized MediaWiki templates and navigation systems for RTC

🎮 Interests & Hobbies

• Vintage Computing & Restoration: Restorer of Apple II, Macintosh, Commodore, and Sinclair systems
• Electronic Engineering: Hobbyist designing custom PCBs and IoT sensor modules
• AI Security: Research on securing AI pipelines against adversarial threats

✍️ Contributions to RTC Wiki

• Established the Wiki framework, page hierarchies, and style guidelines
• Authored (most) Apple‑related content: maintenance guides, troubleshooting, and upgrade instructions
• Created the Apple Vintage Computers navbox for unified navigation
• Starting to create the other category pages

📬 Contact & Collaboration

Feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or connect via the [RTC Community Forum](https://forum.retrotechcollection.com).