He’s spent most of his career focused on freight transportation, a career that has included extensive academic and private sector experiences in the U.S., Asia and Europe. Prior to his current position at WSU, he was Vice President of the Transportation, Industrials and Energy group at Informa Economics. Prior to that he was an Honorary Professor within the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany. He has authored or coauthored 29 peer reviewed journal articles and presented more than 145 academic papers at professional conferences, both domestic and abroad.