He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, in 2002, where he was a standout student. After his first semester, he was chosen to co-op at United Space Alliance which at the time was the largest contractor for the Space Shuttle Program. Because of outstanding performance, he was hired full time the following semester while he was still finishing his degree. He obtained his M.S. in Computer Science in 2006 from TSU, where he had the honor of being in the inaugural graduating class of Computer Science Masters Degree candidates. He has begun to pursue a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Houston.