Born and raised on the Isle of Man.  Joined the Royal Air Force at 17 and served 12 years as a Telecommunications Operator Morse and qualified as a Diver as a member of RAF Leeming and RAF Regiment Depot Catterick Sub Aqua Club.   Discharged at RAF Aldergrove in County Antrim after a two year tour and returned back to the Island.

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Joined the Isle of Man Constabulary in 1998 as Support Staff and served for 16 years before being transferred to Government Technology Services.

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I joined the TT/Manx Grand Prix Scoreboard Team in 1996 while still in the RAF and was promoted to the post of Scoreboard Controller in 2016 where I work with my 12 team members.  I joined the Unite Union early in my Civil Service career and became a Union Steward and an executive member of the Isle of Man Trade Union Council. I currently hold one of the two TUC posts on the Tynwald War Pensions Committee.

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I became involved with HOW IOM early on and was part of the team who worked in and around the building. I hold the post of Quarter Master, Safety Diver, Boat Crew and I am working towards my Paddle Leader qualification.  Our Mascot Bear lives with me and my Wife and two Daughters.