| 1985-1987 | Temporary Deputy Commissioner, State Police; |
| 1987-1990 | Director and Chief of Staff, DIGOS - Division of General Investigations and Special Operations |
| 1990-1996 | Executive Officer, Anti-Terrorism Division, DIGOS, Police Headquarters, Florence |
| 1996-1999 | Chief of Staff, Criminal Police Directorate |
| 2000-2003 | Chief Executive and later Senior Executive Officer, DIGOS |
| 2004-2005 | Associate Ministerial Advisor, Police Prevention Directorate |
| 2005 | Director, Anti-Terrorism Central Division, and Coordinator, Investigations into the Attack on the London Underground; |
| 2006-2008 | Prefect; Director, SISDE - Intelligence and Democratic Security Service, later Director, AISI - Internal Security Service Agency |
| 2009 | Vice Commissioner with deputy functions for the Abruzzo earthquake emergency |
| 2009-2010 | Prefect, L Aquila |
| 2010 | Vice Head, Civil Protection Department, Presidency of the Council of Ministers |
