He was appointed an Associate Professor at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE) presently the North-West University and was responsible for developing and teaching Public Administration as well as extra–curriculum courses in the North-West Province, from 1988 – 1994. His areas of interest were development, policy, service delivery and personnel administration. During this time he was an active member of the United Democratic University Staff Association (UDUSA).
He was appointed Chairperson of the Provincial Service Commission, North-West Province during 1994. In 1998, he returned to the PU for CHE before being appointed Commissioner in 1999.
In January 2004, he was re-appointed Commissioner resident in Head Office.
He is a member of the Editorial Council of the Journal, Administratio Publica. He co-authored a book, Key Aspects of Public Administration, and published a number of articles.