I was born in the mid 1950s in Northfleet, UK, so a boomer, I guess.  After graduating from Gravesend Grammar School, I had a variety of jobs including a short military stint (brought to an end by an injury) but my best decision, career-wise, was to try skydiving.   My first sport jump was in 1995 in Palatka Florida.  I knew almost immediately that this would be my career for as long as it could be.

I spent over 25 years in that industry.  I worked as a Static Line JumpMaster and Instructor, a Tandem Instructor and a Parachute Rigger.  I managed a couple of drop zones, worked for a parachute manufacturing company, and ended up working for the Qatar Joint Special Forces for ten years.   I have over 7000 jumps, 2000+ of which are Tandem jumps, and have trained with some of the most elite SF Groups from many countries, including Turkey, Jordan, Germany, USA, Italy and the French Foreign Legion.