For twelve years he performed classified computer-aided signal analysis (SIGINT) with active duty Army and Air Force intelligence units in several locations, in both the U.S. (NSA) and in Europe. He was assigned a Top Secret Clearance, under a Department of Defense section billet. In 1994 he received a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, at Eastern Kentucky University. In 2002 he obtained a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State, in Huntsville. He has taught Criminal Justice at several schools and co-authored books on Probation, Border Security, and Sexual Abuse of Inmates.