He received his B.S. in Economics from USMA in 1994, an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 2004, and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University in 2004. As a Military Intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, he has served in a variety of military assignments around the world. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Pi Mu, and the Omega Rho honor societies. He was recently selected to attend the NASA Exploration Systems Summer Research Opportunities Fellowship at the Marshall Space Flight Center.