At USU, Chad has received numerous awards including Researcher of the Year, Graduate Mentor of the Year and Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year (3 times). Chad has also been a Robbins Research Finalist for his work on fraud prevention and detection. Chad has written six books and his fraud-related research has been quoted in the Times of London, In-Flight Magazine and various other news agencies. Before becoming a professor, Chad worked as a licensed stockbroker for The Harris, a subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal.