He received his PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He has taught subjects, such as introduction to information systems, telecommunication, cyber security, e-Business, database, Visual Basic programming, and introduction to supply chain and operation management to more than 6,000 students over the years. His research interests and projects include in three major area, human computer interaction, cyber security, and healthcare. He enjoys traveling (backpacked to Europe twice for total of 14 weeks, and southeast Asia), playing basketball (even though his knees cannot take it anymore), and all different international cuisines.