He earned the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has published journal and conference papers in the area of reliability, systems simulation, optimization, e-manufacturing, supply chain, artificial intelligence, scheduling, and so on. He has done research projects with Chrysler, Ford, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include reliability, manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He is Member of IIE, INFORMS, SME, and IEEE.