He joined the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Pretoria as Lecturer in 1988 and also worked as a consultant engineer in the field of vibration isolation, component development and design engineering. He obtained his MEng in 1995. 

From 2004 he managed his own business in manufacturing of anti-vibration equipment and components and lectured part-time at UP.  He joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 2008 as a Senior lecturer. He is also working as a consultant engineer in the field of engine development, vibration isolation and design and manufacturing of components.

He is a registered professional engineer.

Teaching duties

• SWK 122:  Mechanics
• SWK 210:  Strength of Materials
• SKE 110:  Introduction to Structures
• SSC 412:  Research project 

Current Research interests

• Assisting a group in developing a rotor-type fuel engine.
• Characterising of poly-urethane elastomers.
• Research in the field of adhering elastomers to metals and other materials.
• Expansion energy of materials when heated up.