He worked as senior teacher and Head, Department of English, Medhane Alem Comprehensive Secondary School in Ethiopia. He also worked as resource person, State Institute of Education, Kerala, to organise and conduct seminars and courses for secondary school teachers of English and as Senior Lecturer of Communication Skills, Department of Technical Education and Vocational Training under the Ministry of Higher Education—Science and Technology, Republic of Zambia. After retirement, he busied himself with conducting Spoken English classes for college students and others in various walks of life. He published articles in the Ethiopian Herald and has also co-authored a book titled Exercises in English for higher secondary school students.