He was an academic affiliated with Swinburne University, Australia engaged in teaching marketing and management subjects since 2012. He had also been teaching diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate business management subjects at Monash University, Australia since 2008. Prior to this, he was employed as a commissioner for seven years at Ceylon Tea Bureau — Sri Lanka Tea Board, actively promoting trade in the countries of North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia by assisting both exporters and importers. He has attended the World Export Development Forums (WEDF) organised by the International Trade Council (ITC) in Chongqing, China and Jakarta, Indonesia. ITC is the joint agency of the United Nations and the WTO, dedicated to supporting the internationalisation of SMEs.