Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama, 1986; Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1991; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, 1995; J.D. (Juris Doctor) from George Washington University, 2004; semi finalist in NASA group 17 and 18 selections; was Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories; currently associate at Kenyon & Kenyon, Washington D.C.