I finished matric in 19990 and went on to study chemical engineering at the university of natal from 1992 to 1995.I started working in the mining industry in 19997 as electric monorail transport system operator.I got promoted to traffic controller until i became a blasting miner in 2003.In 2006 i switched jobs and worked for OMNIA group as explosives specialist for Bulk Mining and Explosives.In 20008 i became a shift supervisor mining at Swallow Fork Estates.