About

I am a full-time engineer and a part-time PhD Candidate with an interdisciplinary research trajectory, a broad multidisciplinary education in the computational and information sciences, significant industry experience as a software engineer, and experience planning curriculum and teaching courses. My research interests are centered around the Intersection of Information Management, Human Computer Interaction, and Software Engineering

My wife (Amber) and I met while we were students at NC State, were married in 2001, and moved to Pennsylvania in 2003. We have two daughters (Harper and Jillian). We enjoy travel, theatre, board games, ACC basketball, and Big10 football. I also spend a great deal of time working on our house.

Some of the more interesting things about me include: my first bedroom was a closet in married student housing at NC State; I have worked at Disney World (lifeguard at Blizzard Beach), a TV station, a music store, as a waiter, and as a swing-shift worker on the mill floor at a paper mill; I used to play piano at restaurants, weddings, and receptions; and I started college when I was 16 years old.