Jeff has been around adventure sports since the age of 13, when he started packing parachutes for the skydivers of the Pietermaritzburg Parachute Club. He started jumping on his 16th birthday, and the sport became his life for the next 15 years. During this time, jeff also developed a love for rock climbing.

Specialising in 4 and 8 way formation skydiving, Jeff was part of the South African team which competed in France and Brazil. As a result of being on the national team, he landed a full-time job as a sports presenter and music show presenter on Capital 604. During his time at 604, he did the sports reports on the drive shows, as well as the Weekend Breakfast Show, and a sunday evening show called 'Talking Sport'.

Jeff was part of a team which won national titles in Canopy Relative Work in both 4 Way rotation and 8 way speed stacks, before turning his attention to instructing. He spent18 months in the USA, rock climbing at Hueco tanks and Joshua Tree, before taking time out to skydive at Perris Valley, California and Z-Hills, Florida. On his return to South Africa, he started 'Air-Time Adventures' with Andy Searle, teaching Accelarated Freefall in Pietermaritzburg, whilst working with Parachute Industries of South Africa in the R & D department.

After moving to Cape Town in the mid 90's, Jeff started paragliding, as a means of staying in contact with his great passion, the sky.

He continued in radio, working on both sport and music shows for Cape Town's Good Hope FM, before moving to KFM. After about 5 years on both the sports desk and presenting music shows with KFM, Jeff moved to 567 Cape Talk.

Jeff is currently the sports anchor on the Breakfast Show on 567 Cape Talk, he also does the outdoor reports on 567 Cape Talk and the outdoor updates on the weekend breakfast show on 702 with Leigh Bennie. He is very involved with stills photography, video and all aspects of multi-media for the Eyewitness News website at www.ewn.co.za.

He is still involved with climbing, paragliding recreationally, and some recreational spearfishing. When taking a break, he will usually be found climbing, diving or paragliding at his favourite sites on the Garden Route.

Apart from the Cape Talk work, Jeff runs his Video Production company called 'Crosswind', and has been getting involved with numerous paragliding productions, promotional DVD work, corporate DVD's, and weddings. He does some contract work for the Afri Oceans Conservation Alliance', AOCA, and the Save Our  Seas Shark Centre who are heavily involved with conservation, education and awareness of sharks and all endangered marine life.