▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁in ▁East bourne , ▁England . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁studied ▁computing ▁science ▁in ▁Staff ord ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Staff ord shire ▁Poly techn ic , ▁now ▁Staff ord shire ▁University , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁First ▁Class ▁Hon ours ▁degree . ▁ ▁Career ▁Field ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁computer ▁industry ▁for ▁nin ete en ▁years ▁until ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁experien cing ▁severe ▁work place ▁bul lying . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Field ▁founded ▁the ▁UK ▁National ▁Work place ▁Bul lying ▁Ad vice ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁Success ▁Un limited ▁website . ▁He ▁wrote ▁and ▁self - pub lished ▁a ▁book ▁" B ul ly ▁In ▁S ight " ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁experiences , ▁and ▁impress ions ▁of ▁calls ▁to ▁the ▁advice ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁First ▁published ▁with ▁the ▁long ▁title ▁" B ul ly ▁In ▁S ight ▁- ▁How ▁to ▁predict , ▁resist , ▁challenge ▁and ▁combat ▁work place ▁bul lying " ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁chap ters ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁seek ▁to ▁define ▁bul lying ▁and ▁bul lies . ▁the ▁second ▁part ▁offers ▁suggestions ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁challenge ▁and ▁combat ▁work place ▁bul lying . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁exp ense ▁and ▁effort ▁of ▁def ending ▁himself ▁against ▁a ▁lib el ▁action , ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Field ▁closed ▁down ▁the ▁National ▁Work place ▁Bul lying ▁Ad