Rob is from Sherwood Park, Alberta, and started piping in 1992 with the Edmonton Boys Pipe Band.  In 1999 he joined the grade 1 Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band where he was an active member until 2013 and was appointed Pipe Sergeant in 2011.  Rob enjoyed a couple stints with the grade 2 St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band in 2011 and the grade 1 Los Angelas Scots Pipe Band in 2014.

In 2015 Rob and a group of friends from Edmonton started the grade 2 North Stratton Pipe Band where he served as Pipe sergeant until 2019. Rob joined SFU in 2020.