He received Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2009. Before joining UTC, he worked at the University of Alaska Anchorage as Associate Professor and Program Chair of Engineering & Science Management. His research interest includes decision & risk analysis applied to natural disasters, weather forecast, sports betting market, and renewable energy technologies; project risk management; TRIZ application for system improvement and technology forecast; sports analytics. He is certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP). Also, he is an active member of INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science), PMI (Project Management Institute), and ASEM (American Society for Engineering Management).