Part of the Indian Administrative Service since 1979, he has diverse experience of working in varied aspects of public administration from law and order to agriculture and rural development, promotion and development of MSMEs, public distribution of essential commodities, urban development and technical education. His expertise is valued and he has been called to strategise for sectors like power and finance. In almost all the assignments, his main mandate has been formulation and implementation of policies in the relevant sector and providing strategic leadership to an organisation.