The first thing people usually ask me is where I get my accent from (I am told I roll my R’s and pronounce mirror like a North Yorkshireman, as in “Mrrrrrr”), so let’s get that out of the way. I was born in Zimbabwe, spent my childhood in Namibia where I attended German schools and lived in South Africa (Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town) for 15 years before settling in the U.K., which should go some way to explaining the mishmash of sound coming from your phone.
When not recruiting software developers, you will find me undertaking one of my many DIY projects (yes, the same ones I have been busy with for the past 6 months) or landscaping (the manlier version of gardening). I am the epitome of a family man (think Phil Dunphy from Modern Family) and love nothing more than spending time with my wife and two children.
I have been in recruitment for the past 12 years and although I enjoy the work, I think I sometimes take it a little too seriously. If I had to choose another profession and money wasn’t a factor……. I would be a blacksmith (don’t try to form a link between the two, there isn’t one).
