He also serves as Small Business Institute (SBI) Director for the School of Business and Economics. His research focuses on the areas of management, leadership effectiveness, operations and supply chain management, high speed rail and supply chain management, and healthcare management and supply chain effectiveness. He has published in various management and operations management related business journals, and has over 27 years of academic and professional business experience including teaching operations management as Visiting Professor at universities in Austria and Switzerland. He has diverse leadership and administrative experience in various organizations including church, university, community, business, and other professional service organizations.