Marist College Ashgrove 1965-1973.
29 years of service in Australian Army, achieving the rank of Colonel.
Awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) IN 2000 for service and expertise in Command of the School of Artillery.
Awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 2003 for his work in strategic planning for Australian Defence Force operations in Iraq.
Following Army service, spent twelve years as a Defence Public Servant providing Senior Executive leadership of intelligence support to military operations as Chief Security Officer.