His industrial experience includes four years at the U.S. Army Fuels and Lubricants Research Facility at the Southwest Research Institute and an U.S. Department of Energy Industry Fellowship at Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation. He has taught courses in thermodynamics, engineering measurements, HVAC engineering, alternative energy systems, project engineering, research methodology and combustion. His current research projects include experimental study of biofuel combustion and computational analysis of heat recirculating burners.