After seven years in mixed practice, Tony joined MAFF in 1996 as a field vet. He developed an interest in epidemiology and joined the Field Epidemiology team as a veterinary advisor in 2014. He gained an MSc in veterinary epidemiology and public health from the RVC.

Since 2017, Tony has been part of the APHA M. bovis whole genome sequence (WGS) project. He has been part of local TB stakeholder groups for several years, and is currently temporary head of the TB Policy Advice team in APHA, working closely with Defra TB Policy.