Before entering academia, I spent over 15 years in industry in technical and managerial roles within technology-intensive organizations. This experience informs how I approach research questions, classroom instruction, and professional development, particularly in settings involving complex organizations, information asymmetries, and high-stakes decision making.

I held roles at SRC Inc. and Xerox, working across engineering, product development, and client-facing teams. These experiences provide context for my research on firm communication, strategic behavior, and market response, and they shape my emphasis on judgment, negotiation, and value articulation in the classroom.

Industry Experience

Program Management and Leadership

At SRC Inc., I served as a Program Manager on a large-scale defense contract, with responsibilities spanning contract negotiation, budgeting, staffing, and coordination of cross-functional engineering teams. This role required balancing technical feasibility, organizational incentives, and stakeholder communication under regulatory and operational constraints.

In parallel, I led and mentored engineering teams, conducting performance evaluations and supporting professional development. These leadership experiences continue to inform my interest in managerial decision making and organizational communication.

Technical Background

Earlier in my career, I worked as a Software Engineer, designing and implementing customer-facing technical systems and supporting complex deployments. I collaborated closely with engineers, managers, and clients to diagnose problems, implement solutions, and improve system reliability.

This technical foundation influences how I think about system design, execution, and the limits of formal models when applied to real organizational settings.

Relevance to My Academic Work

My industry experience directly informs:

  • My research on firm communication, disclosure, and strategic behavior

  • My teaching emphasis on negotiation, value propositions, and professional judgment

  • The design of experiential negotiation exercises grounded in real organizational constraints

  • My approach to AI literacy and responsible technology use in management education

Rather than replacing academic training, this background complements it by grounding theory in practice and ensuring that research questions and teaching interventions remain closely tied to managerial realities.