Nationality: Scottish

Started working for The Rookie Academy in: July 2009

Home Mountain: Chatel

Qualifications: BASI ISTD, NZSIA Lev 3, Diploma Sports Coaching

Countries where have you worked: Andorra, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Scotland, USA

Favourite resort: Treble Cone

Career Highlight: Too many to pinpoint one, I guess Training Manager and CEO of BASI where two roles, winning FIS Scottish Championship twice in 3 years.

Other Interests: Fishing, Mountaineering/Touring, Cycling, Running, Cooking, Red Wine, the occassional beer.

I started skiing when I was 2 years old on the Cairngorms in the North of Scotland, winning my first ski race when I was 9 years old, I continued ski racing until 24 years old and during this time I was a member of the British ski Team and won Scottish and British titles. I started studying Civil Engineering when I was 17 years old, however ski racing got in the way of finishing the degree. I completed a Diploma in Sports Coaching and after ski racing I started a coaching career. This included being head coach of the Scottish team, supervisor at Mount Hutt Race department in New Zealand and head Coach of Wanaka ski team in New Zealand. I then started to get involved in ski teaching and became A BASI Trainer and examiner in 1990. In 1995 I took on the role of Training Manager for BASI which I continued with until 2005. Then took on the role of Chief Executive for BASI until the end of 2008, when I started up a new ski school in Chatel on the French/Swiss border.

I am married with three children and intend to make more time for the family in the next few years. I really appreciate the opportunity to work with Rookie Academy as it allows me to put my coaching and teaching skills into practice and ski with some great people in one of the most beautiful ski fields in the world. So I am looking forwards to a good winter and some great skiing.