He holds graduate degrees in Clinical Engineering/Biomechanics from the University of Applied Sciences Giessen (Germany) and in Health Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He completed his post-doctoral training in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is also a credentialed Prosthetist & Orthotist with degrees from the German Chambers of Craft in Thuringia and in Lower Bavaria, as well as 12 years of clinical work experience.