Prior to CSULA, he worked as a Teaching Fellow for Georgia State University (GSU) where he was part of the team that designed GSU’s enterprise systems concentrations within the computer information systems major. He recieved the Teaching Excellence Award (2014 & 2015). His research focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, analytics, and enterprise systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University and has worked in IT industry for about seven years before entering the academic world.