His research interests include Lean, Sustainment, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Lifecycle Systems, Systems Integration, and Management of Technology Systems. He has a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, and has several peer-reviewed journal and conference publications to his credit. He belongs to a number of professional organizations, such as the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Society for Engineering Management (SEM), Society for Health Systems (SHS), and Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE). He is also a member of Alpha Pi Mu and Phi Kappa Phi Honors societies.