After two years working in a bakehouse I tried my hand at the metal engineering trade. Despite the fact that I hadn't even fired a gun let alone owned one I worked at a weapons engineering facility. After completing my apprenticeship I was responsible for the quality assurance of the manufactured parts for the assault rile. I went on to work at various other engineering firms, mainly to do with CNC machining. On one hand I liked the computerised aspect of the industry, on the other I didn't like the coolants used in the machining process (my skin didn't agree with it). So at night I put myself through various courses related to Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing. And on the side I found I had a talent in writing.