- Director, Building, Fire and Technical Safety

- Fire Marshal, Province of Nova Scotia

- Graduate St. Mary's University Bachelor of Commerce

- Graduate Henson College Fire Service Administration

- Fire service member for 36 years - 18 of those as Fire Prevention Specialist with Sackville Fire Department as a volunteer as well as paid fire fighter, 16 years as Fire Marshal

- Adjutant instructor for Henson College, N. B. Community College. Instructed at the Nova Scotia Fire Fighters School, Yellowknife and Inuvik.

- Is a Board member of the following National and International committees:

  1.  International Committee to Study Fire Safety and the Environment 
  2.  National Fire Protection Association Fire Marshals Forum
  3.  Member for the National Building and Fire Code Commission
  4.  Member of the fire committees for Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada and Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated, Canadian Standards Association and Warnock Hersey
  5.  National Task Force on the Fire Code
  6.  Past President Council of Canadian Fire Marshals and Fire Commissioners
  7.   National Public Safety Association of Canada
  8.   National committees for the response to all hazards security
  9.   Numerous task teams dedicated to Canadian safety issues