Dean joined ECE Architecture in 2016. Prior to this, Dean worked for Broadway Malyan Architects, where he worked on a number of residential national and international projects. Prior to this Dean worked for Greig + Stephenson Architects, Napper Architects and ORMS.

Dean trained at Oxford Brookes and the Bartlett School of Architecture and has strong experience across many sectors. He also worked as an architect and team leader for a restoration temple project in Kathmandu, Nepal for two years and has tutored at Newcastle University.