·         A keen Burnsian, member and past president of the Edmonton Burns Club.

·         Born in Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland, raised in Coventry, England.

·         Graduate of Coventry University

·         Moved to Edmonton in 1979 worked in the oil and gas production and municipal water and sewage industries.

·         For 30+ years has owned and operated his own industrial pump sales and supply business.