Julie graduated from University of West of Scotland in September 2008 with a BSc Forensic Science. She has been working part time with SC Waste Management Limited since 1st January 2006 and she was made a full time employee on 1st June 2008.

Additionally she spent two years in the Territorial Army whilst at university and she completed a number of courses there including phase 1 and 2 signaller.

She is currently undertaking to Scottish Vocational Qualifications/Certificates of Technical Competence in waste management at level 4 and is also undertaking an SQA Assessors course.

She will return to West of Scotland University in September 2009 to start her Master of Science Degree in Waste Management and the Environment.

Whilst working with SC Waste Management Limited she has been involved in several projects both domestically and internationally where she has provided expertise in human healthcare waste management, animal healthcare waste management and Animal Bi-products waste management.