Marist College Ashgrove 1973-1981.
Graduated from the Officer Cadet School Portsea into the Royal Australian Corps of Transport in 1984.
Promoted to Major in 1995, to Lieutenant Colonel in 2000 and Colonel in 2005.
Served in Iraq as the Chief of Plans (Logistics) Multi-National Force-Iraq, for which he earned the US Bronze Star.
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross in 2016.