diff --git a/profile/__init__.py b/profile/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09cda9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'profile.apps.ProfileConfig'
diff --git a/profile/apps.py b/profile/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b434e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+
+def create_profile(sender, created, instance, **kwargs):
+    from .models import Profile
+    if created:
+        Profile.objects.create(user=instance)
+
+
+class ProfileConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'profile'
+    app_label = 'profile'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        post_save.connect(create_profile, sender=User)
diff --git a/profile/migrations/0001_initial.py b/profile/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d412d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Profile',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(verbose_name='ID', primary_key=True, auto_created=True, serialize=False)),
+                ('lifting_units', models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=[('m', 'Metric (kg)'), ('i', 'Imperial (lbs)')])),
+                ('user', models.OneToOneField(related_name='config', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/profile/migrations/__init__.py b/profile/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/profile/models.py b/profile/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ac288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+UNITS = (
+    ('m', 'Metric (kg)'),
+    ('i', 'Imperial (lbs)'),
+)
+
+class Profile(models.Model):
+    user = models.OneToOneField(User, related_name='profile')
+
+    lifting_units = models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=UNITS)
+
+    def metric(self):
+        return self.lifting_units == 'm'
diff --git a/profile/tests.py b/profile/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaa1f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from .models import Profile
+
+
+class TestProfile(TestCase):
+
+    def test_signal(self):
+
+        u = User.objects.create_user(username='test', email='test@example.com', password='test')
+
+        assert Profile.objects.filter(user=u).count() == 1
diff --git a/web/settings.py b/web/settings.py
index a3931ab..c5d5908 100644
--- a/web/settings.py
+++ b/web/settings.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django_gravatar',
+    'profile',
     'lifting',
 )