After graduating from the Signal Officers’ College in 1979, he served in a variety of posts in the Polish Air Force.
In 1991 he was appointed as the senior officer in the Defence Attachés’ Bureau of the Polish MoD and in 1993 he began his diplomatic career as the Assistant Defence, Military, Naval and Air Attaché to the Polish Embassy in Paris.
After his tour of duty in France, in 1998 he became Chief of the Foreign Relations Office in the Military Intelligence Service.
From September 2010 to May 2014 he served as the Military Representative of Poland to NATO and the European Union (POL MilRep).
He is the recipient of numerous awards for his professional work: International Award for Security Cooperation and Understanding from the National Defense University Foundation, Legion of Merit from the United States Secretary of Defense and l’Ordre National du Mérite from the President of France.