His professional background includes over 20 years of IT experience in the field of e-commerce. Dr. McMurtrey is a Missouri State University College of Business research award winner and has published journal articles in the area of artificial intelligence in the United States and Europe. He holds several respected industry certifications in the areas of network penetration, incident handling, and web application security. Dr. McMurtrey was recently awarded an Excellence in Technology Award as Security Professional of the Year by the Association of Information Technology Professionals and Biz417.