Damian spent the first 21 years of his life in Africa prior to joining the British Army as an Infantry Officer in 1987. Most of his army service was spent overseas, with tours to Belize, Kenya, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Italy and Brunei. He specialized in Jungle Training, and was an instructor at the British Army's Jungle Warfare Training School in Brunei.

Upon leaving the army as a Captain in 1995, he joined Trekforce Expeditions, a company specializing in youth development and rainforest conservation. As a full time expedition leader he successfully led and supervised expeditions to Kalimantan, Java, Sumatra, Belize, Sabah and Kenya prior to becoming Managing Director-a position he held until setting up JET Asia in 2000.

WHERE ARE WE?
JET Asia has its operational centre at the Turi Beach Resort on the island of Batam. Batam is one of some 3,200 islands that make up the Indonesian Riau Archipelago, and some of South East Asia's best preserved rain forests and coral reefs can be found here.

Batam is a 25 minute sea ferry journey from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore, and ferries sail every 2 hours between Singapore and Nongsapura Ferry Terminal in Batam. Singapore's Changi International Airport has regular daily flights from the UK, Europe, Australia and all main South East Asian cities and also has the advantage of being a pivotal point for onward flights throughout the Far East for those traveling on to join expeditions or to travel on after the courses.