Denis Poor has been in the architecture industry for some 40 years, commencing with Parry & Rosenthal Architects in 1969 before moving to Peter Overman & Associates in 1972. Peter Overman and Associates is a forerunner of the architectural practice Overman & Zuideveld Architects, which is now Zuideveld Marchant Hur Architects.

Since relocating to the South-West in 1996, Denis Poor worked in site management on large hotel and residential projects in Busselton before joining Innovest in 2001 as its Residential and Operations Manager.

In 2004 he established his own building company, Denis Poor Building Services, doing work primarily in the residential field, and providing a design and construct service. The company will soon commence two twostorey residences in Albany on the south coast, on small CBD lots overlooking the harbour and town site.