After matriculating from Worcester Boys High in 1969, he completed his compulsory military service, and started working at the Department of Justice. He then qualified for a bursary to study full time at the University of Port Elizabeth.

He finished his tenure as prosecutor and completed his articles at Heyns Strauss & Visagie. Experience at the head office of Boland Bank as secretary credit control followed and since 1986 in full practice as a Notary and Conveyancer at the firm, and qualified as an appraiser in 1989. Today he is one of the revered Directors.
Between all of this, he managed to raise a beautiful family with three children, who are now fully independent.