Born in Nottingham, he went from van-boy to a senior manager with a Dutch multinational. The UK, Africa, South America and Europe have been home, and he has visited every continent, except Antarctica. Life experiences include canoeing on the Amazon, having 'tea' with Borneo head-hunters, walking in Death Valley and reviewing his sales forecast with an African Witchdoctor.His one-act plays, a farce and a drama, blind judged by a NODA panel, were awarded 1st and 3rd prize in successive years. This inspired Daniel to write The Silence of the Shaggy Rug.