He is a former Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. During his career, he gained extensive experience in both operations and executive management, serving in such areas as national security, criminal intelligence, drug enforcement, human resources, and leading strategic reform initiatives. He also served at Canada’s Privy Council Office and at Public Safety Canada. From 2008 – 2014, he was head of the Canadian Police College. During this time he also served as the RCMP Senior Envoy to Mexico and the Americas.