I attended Oxford Brookes University and earned a BSc(Hons) in Applied Physics, after this I found out about NASA World Wind, I became a moderator on the NASA World Wind Forums, made small contributions to the code, and eventually became the Open Source Project Manager for the project. I have also worked with documentary film makers to produce computer generated Earth zooms, The History Channel used one of my video clips in their documentary "A Global Warning?". I became a director of The Free Eart Foundation during his time working with NASA, this charity still maintains the World Wind Central Wiki and hosts the World Wind Forum for NASA. I have also helped with local charities and am a trustee for DMD Pathfinders. I have also recently appeared with Brendan Coyle in the BBC drama Requiem and am keen amateur photographer.