| 1977 | Joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Education Officer |
| 1977 | Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics completed at the University of Sydney |
| 1977 - 1979 | Education Officer in the engineer cadet squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Frognall, Melbourne |
| 1979 - 1981 | Instructor at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) School of Radio in Laverton, Melbourne |
| 1981 | Transferred to the Electronics Category of the Engineer Branch |
| 1982 - 1983 | Officer-in-charge of Avionics for the Aircraft Maintenance Flight at the No 3 Aircraft Depot of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Amberley |
| 1983 | Quality Project Officer at the No 3 Aircraft Depot of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Amberley |
| 1983 - 1985 | Sub-Section Head in the Aircraft Equipment Engineering Division (AEENG3) in Head Quarters Support Command at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne |
| 1986 | No 5 Advances Systems Engineering Course at the Royal Air Force (RAF) College in Cranwell, UK |
| 1987 | Liaison in the Directorate of Scientific and Technical Intelligence at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, London |
| 1987 | Completed a Masters thesis in control engineering |
| 1987 - 1989 | Technical Intelligence Analyst at the Directorate of Scientific and Technical Intelligence of the Joint Intelligence Organisation in Canberra |
| 1989 - 1991 | Systems Engineer in the Maritime Systems Section (SYSENGA3) in the Materiel Branch of the Air Force Office in Canberra |
| 1991 - 1992 | Project Manageer of project Air 5140 at the Project Management and Acquisition Division of the Materiel Branch of the Air Force Office in Canberra |
| 1992 - 1995 | Commanding Officer of the Electronic Warfare Squadron of the Aircraft Research and Development Unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Edinburgh |
| 1996 - 1997 | Seconded to the Defence Efficiency Review and appointed Co-Chairman of the Science and Technology Sub-Review Team |
| 1996 - 1998 | Project Director of Joint Project 2030 Australian Defence Force Joint Command Support Environment of the Command and Support Systems Branch in the Defence Acquisition Organisation, Canberra |
| 1997 | Conspicuous Service Cross |
| 1998 | Acting Director General of the Command and Support Systems Branch of the Defence Acquisition Organisation in Canberra |
| 1998 | Director of Command and Intelligence Support Systems at the Command and Support Systems Branch of the Defence Acquisition Organisation, Canberra |
| 1999 - | Director General of Infrastructure Services at Defence Information Systems Group |
