I hold a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, an M.S.E.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri (Columbia), and B.E.E. and E.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University. My Ph.D. dissertation research was in the area of Microwave Remote Sensing of Earth Resources.

I have also completed a number of graduate courses in business and management from the University of Kansas, the University of Missouri (Kansas City and Columbia), and the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University.