Prior to moving to academia in 2005, he led several Nanomedicine-based development projects while serving as PI on numerous NSF (SBIR), NIH (STTR), and NIST (ATP) funded industry projects. With a research focus in biomedical optics, he has published peer-reviewed articles in a variety of subjects including basic cancer research, biomedical electro-optics instrumentation, clinical cancer therapies, and mathematical techniques for dealing with complex biological data sets. His current teaching responsibilities include Biomedical Engineering senior design in which 25 - 50% of the students each year are women. Based on his experiences in courses like these and his previous experience in the medical device industry, he has developed a strong interest in optimizing gender interactions and productivity in engineering projects.