I'm an avid field collector from Nova Scotia, Canada. In the early 1990s, while starting university I began collecting early tetrapod fossils from the world class locality of Blue Beach (Horton Bluff). Later I moved to Halifax to complete school and joined the Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem Society. There I met some serious, dedicated and knowledgeable mineral collectors who taught me how to field collect and prepare specimens as well as the requirements for a good mineral specimen. From then on, I have only collected minerals.

While always interested in aesthetic specimens, I have a soft spot for rare minerals and the endless pursuit of minerals that have not yet been reported from Nova Scotia. I also like to pull together literature and photos related to minerals and mines from the province and maintain a website, 'The Mineralogy of Nova Scotia'. There is a fair bit of material but it can be difficult to track down. I have also been a longtime MinDat member (originally number 208, but changed recently due to problems).

The vast majority of my collection is self collected Nova Scotia minerals, but I also have a serious passion for calcite. I particularly like the complex crystallography of calcite. I also collect worldwide specimens of other species; especially attractive miniatures and small cabinet pieces.