I was born in Omaha, Nebraska in the United States, where I attended Creighton Preparatory School, then went to college an hour away in Lincoln, NE. I graduated from Bellevue University in Bellevue, NE with a B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) in 2005. From 1996 to 2011 I worked for a large corporation in Omaha (First Data) while completing my undergraduate degree. While still working full time, I completed my Masters degree in MIS at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) in 2009. Not satisfied with the corporate life, and excited about the prospect of teaching and continuing in the academic world, in 2011 I left my full-time job to begin work at UNO as a Research Associate and began pursuit of a Ph.D. in Information Systems. While there, I worked in the Center for Collaboration Science under the supervision and mentorship of the Managing Director, GJ de Vreede. I completed my Ph.D. in Information Technology (concentration: Information Systems) in May 2018.
I got married on August 4, 2012 to Jody Baines (pictured above, just south of San Francisco). In September 2015, we moved to San Luis Obispo, CA, where I took a job as a full-time Information Systems Lecturer. In June 2018, we welcomed a 15 year old foster child named Tyler.
I enjoy participating in and watching sports, especially basketball and football, spending time with my wife cooking, dining, watching movies, listening to music and attending concerts, and traveling. We miss the city life but also love the great outdoors in California.
I got married on August 4, 2012 to Jody Baines (pictured above, just south of San Francisco). In September 2015, we moved to San Luis Obispo, CA, where I took a job as a full-time Information Systems Lecturer. In June 2018, we welcomed a 15 year old foster child named Tyler.
I enjoy participating in and watching sports, especially basketball and football, spending time with my wife cooking, dining, watching movies, listening to music and attending concerts, and traveling. We miss the city life but also love the great outdoors in California.