After leaving school at Portobello High, Dad encouraged me to study for a separate career, interestingly my interest in technical drawing was similar to Dad's, which led me to gain my Ordinary National Diploma in Building at Telford College, followed by further studies of the built environment at Glasgow College of Building and Printing. Upon graduating, I worked as an Architectural Technologist within the architectural profession originally with the large Edinburgh architects practice of Percy Johnston-Marshall & Partners (now JM Architects) working within the Asda new build team and also as part of the I.T. Co-ordinator office network. Following redundancy, I found brief employment with another Edinburgh architects (Lewis & Hickey).

After redundancy, a second time, I expanded my I'T' Co-ordinator knowledge qualifing as a Microsoft Cerified Professional in Windows NT4 Workstation & Server and also developing my knowledge of HTML & web design through a short course at Net Resources Ltd. Completion of my Microsoft MCP, helped me become the part-time I.T. Support for Bethany Christian Trust. At the same time I began working in the family business of Wm. Sinclair & Son developing my knowledge of the Highland Bagpipe making craft which I am now the owner following Dad's passing in 2019. Alongside this work I am also a relief organist for Edinburgh Crematorium (Seafield & Warriston) and occassionally am called on to provide organist cover for local funerals.