He has over 10 years experience of working with the emergency services and is a Visiting Fellow at the UK Fire Service College where he has trained Fire Officers at all levels in incident command and leadership. His PhD from Aberdeen University was sponsored by the UK Home Office and researched the emergency decision processes making of fire command teams. He is also a Visiting Lecturer at the UK Defence Academy where he lectures on Operational Leadership. He is regularly interviewed for national TV and radio on a wide range of topics related to the military and emergency services.