I spent 42 years working in the Australian and New Zealand telecommunications and energy industries mainly as an IT project manager.

On 10 September 2013 I experienced a life changing moment that led to a decision to retire from paid work in May 2014 and commence a volunteer career.

I initially volunteered with the Raise Foundation, Kidshope and COACH mentoring programs and then in 2018 after experiencing a life challenge I searched for an organisation that provided free long-term one to one “life” mentoring to Australian men.

I was disappointed to find that no suitable program existed especially for a demographic that historically struggles with vulnerability and who would benefit from having someone support them in their life journey. In response I commenced development of the Mentoring Men program in June 2018 and the program was officially launched by Julian Leeser, Federal Member for Berowra in November 2018.

I have more recently established another “passion project” called Kintsugi Heroes which provides uplifting and inspirational content to people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing significant life challenges.

I have been married to Helen for 40 years and we have 4 children and 12 grandchildren.