He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008, 2009, and 2013, respectively. He currently sits on the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics technical committee and the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems technical committee. His current research efforts are focused on: (1) development and evaluation of precision aerial delivery systems, (2) system identification coupled with indirect adaptive control strategies for learning-based flight control of unmanned aircraft, and the (3) UAV embedded diagnostics for counter-UAV operations. His research efforts have been funded by the Natick Soldier Research Development Engineering Center (NSRDEC), NASA, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).