He has a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering degree from Bharathiyar University, India. Prior to pursuing the Ph.D., he was a senior developer and product management specialist, first at CGI Inc. and then at SAP AG. His research focuses on software engineering economics, distributed software product development, and software product standardization and customization. His research statement and projects can be viewed here.