He earned a Master of Business Administration from Regis University and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Florida State University. He has completed his PhD course work in Business Administration from North Central University. Blix gained computer audit experience working for three years with Florida Power and Light in the Internal Audit department. After passing the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, he worked for Baltimore-based accounting firm Ernst and Ernst. He then worked as a general auditor at a bank for five years.