Jason was born in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester in 1985. He lived with his grandparents and mother until he was 11, attending his local primary school in the district of Tonge Moor. At the age of 10 he received his first computer as a birthday gift. Little did he know that this one gift would lay out his entire career plan!

In 1996 he moved to Warrington, Cheshire to live with his parents and begin high school education. He concluded his studies seven years later having gained an impressive array of qualifications and an extended nexus of contacts.   Stones began higher education in 2003 by studying for a bachelors degree at Keele University in Staffordshire. In doing so, he has lived in Montreal, Canada for four months on a challenging study abroad programme. He graduated from Keele in 2006.   Jason begins a two-year Masters of Science course in Advanced Computer Science at The University of Manchester this March and will spend the first year living at and studying from home. For his second year he plans to live and study in the city.   Outside of study, he enjoys hanging out with friends. His hobbies include running, cinema, travelling and sitting down with a big cup of tea to watch his favourite TV show 24. He currently lives in Warrington and hopes to pursue a career in computer science upon Masters graduation.