Trevor was born in Cape Town and went to High School in Durbanville. He completed two years of military service on the SAS Umhloti (SA Navy) and moved to Durban to start work. He has been an Intelligence Practitioner since 1985. He spent time in various specialised fields in the intelligence environment from surveillance to economic intelligence collection, before assisting in the setting up of an organised crime and corruption unit in 1995.

Academically, he has a BA with majors in Communication and Criminology and a BA Honours degree in Criminology. He loves music, photography and videography and helps his wife, Wanda, with her video company called Dream Maker Productions, specialising in wedding productions. He also produced a one-minute