He received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2011. He received his M.S. in Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael P. McGarry in 2013. He is currently working part-time toward completion of his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. His research interests include MAC protocols for access networks, and cloud computing.