He earned his PhD and MA in Economics from Wayne State University. He was a visiting assistant professor of economics at Oakland University, a lecturer at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and an adjunct online faculty member at Davenport University. He has been a consultant at the World Bank in Washington DC since 2011, working on applied time series econometrics research. His research has been presented at reputable conferences including the Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting and the Midwest Economic Association.