 Later he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of East London.He is also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)

He started his career as a valuer at the Sabah Lands & Surveys Department in 1978.Then he left the public sector and worked as a private valuer for about five years from 1980 until 1985.