Having started out in aviation way back in 1964, he has spent a life time in this career and he is still at it! For the past forty years, he has worked almost exclusively on general aviation aircraft. Apart from regular and heavy maintenance of light aircraft, he has had the opportunity to acquire knowledge and experience on a variety of specialized tasks such as propeller and piston engine repair and overhaul, electrical component repair and overhaul, cabin combustion heater repair and overhaul just to name a few. The types of aircraft and engines that he has been exposed to are too many to mention here but they are mostly American manufactured and some European and British as well.

This life time of aviation work is spread over various countries but mostly Kenya (fourteen years), the U.K. (ten years) and Canada (seventeen years). The others are Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Seychelles and U.S.A. At present, he is President, CEO and Director of Maintenance of Safari Express.

His qualifications are an A.M.E. license issued by Transport Canada, an A, C and X license issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the U.K., an A&P license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, an A.M.E. license issued by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania Directorate of Civil Aviation, Chief Inspector's competency certificate issue by Registro Aeronautico Italiano, Maintenance training certificate on Piper Cheyenne series issued by Flight Safety International, Maintenance Training certificate on Pilatus-Britten-Norman Islander and Trilanders series issued by Britten-Norman (Bembridge) Limited among others.

His mechanical involvement dates back to childhood from mini bikes to dirt bikes, on to bicycle racing and to car racing. Learning and accomplishing all mechanical aspects along the way to be a top competitor in a highly modified Nissan on the Pacific Northwest racing circuit of road racing, hill climbs and slaloms. He fulfilled his dream of getting his pilots license in 1991 and soon after took off his hat as an automotive mechanic and completed the AME 'M' program at BCIT in 1994 with the award for Top Student. He began his apprenticeship at Wings Light Aircraft Maintenance under two experienced AMEs to obtain his AME 'M' license on a variety of private and commercial aircraft. During which time he became an aircraft owner leasing two aircraft out to flying schools and performing the maintenance on them learning valuable lessons in the operation/maintenance relationship. In the year 2000 he obtained approval from Transport Canada for the position of Director of Maintenance for Wings Light Aircraft Maintenance and held that position for two and a half years. Leaving light aircraft he moved on to Air Canada until instability in the airline industry brought him back to his roots. Safari Express had taken over Wings Light Aircraft Maintenance and welcomed him back to light aircraft as Production Manager. His other duties are the hiring and training of our technicians, personally working with aircraft owners who wish to be involved in the maintenance tasks on their aircraft and teaching the engine/airframe segment of private and commercial pilot ground schools at our facility sharing his mechanical experience, from a pilots point of view, that he's gained over the years.

He has received factory maintenance training for Diamond Aircraft, Sherwin Williams Aerospace coating training, Canadian Air Regulations training, ATEC Zephyr construction factory training, Human Factors training, as well as required recurrent and update training.

He loves his job, especially the trouble shooting and restoration processes, and always has a project of his own on the go at any given time.

His interest in aviation started in his younger days of piecing together model airplanes to collecting books about aircraft. We guess you could say he grew up and his hobby did too. He's always been a hands on guy, whether it be fixing up his car or making gold rings in shop class. After high school a friend of his took him through Kelowna Flight Crafts maintenance facility and Alpine Helicopters in Kelowna, after that, the rest is history. He decided he wanted to work on aircraft, completed BCIT AME 'M' course, graduated in Feb of 2001 and he's been working at Boundary Bay ever since. He started out at Wings Light Aircraft Maintenance where he spent most of his apprenticeship years with Brad James until they teamed up with Safari. He's been licensed since 2004 and looks forward to many more years of doing what he loves.

In his spare time he enjoys the on-going modification of his car, enjoys everything outdoors, from wakeboarding to snowboarding to camping, and is a huge Vancouver Canucks fan. Go Canucks Go!