He was, along with Marcia Binder Schmidt, director of Rangjung Yeshe Translations and Publications in Kathmandu.
Erik has been the assistant and translator for Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and his sons since the late 1970s.
Erik Pema Kunsang is currently the resident teacher at the buddhist retreat center, Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark.
Erik translates in meter, so that tantric rituals can be practiced by individuals and groups, while chanting in English.
Other former projects include the Rangjung Yeshe Wiki, an ongoing electronic publication that is compiling an extensive glossary of Buddhist terminology to bridge the Tibetan and English languages.