I was born and brought up in Perth and moved to Glasgow in 1997 to study at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, where I attained a 1st Class Honours and a Masters degree.

Following my degree, I spent my Part 1 period working in Delft in the Netherlands with DP6 architectuurstudio, an experience which was very enjoyable as well as instrumental to my development as an architect. After completing my studies, I joined OLA in 2004 and became a Director of the company in 2008 where I have experience in a broad range of building types including Commercial, Residential (including Listed Buildings), Industrial, Healthcare and IT.

In my spare time I am President of Glasgow Triathlon Club and I train and race to facilitate my ongoing cake and red wine addiction (see later). In 2010 I completed my full set of triathlon distances with Ironman Switzerland. Back in my school days I was a county level golfer but now with so little practice I have been reduced to desperate lunges at a small white ball and lots of swearing.