He earned his M.B.A from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and his Ph.D. from Florida State University. His industry experience includes eight years as an IT Analyst and Systems Administrator, during which time he earned MCSA/MCSE/CCNA certifications. Research interests include IT adoption, leadership in virtual teams, avatar-based communications, and applications of serious gaming. His research has been presented at AMCIS, HICSS, and, AOM, and published in JAIS and IJSODIT. He has served as mini/track chairs at AMCIS and ICIS, and is the faculty advisor for the Business Informatics Group (BIG) student group at NKU. Teaching interests include database, data communications, and data analytics.