He led the repurposing demonstration area of this project, and is active in freshman instruction as well as electrical controls. He earned his BSEE and M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University, and continued on to complete a Ph.D. in engineering, with a focus on controls and robotics. Prior to joining Grand Valley, he worked with the Air Force research laboratory in both the materials and sensors directorates, where he specialized in laboratory automation and electronic navigation and avionics research.