B.S.  Summa Cum Laude,  Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University  , 1988.

M.S.  Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Human Factors Engineering,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , 1990. 
     
Thesis Title: "The Effects of Antihistamine Use on Visual Search Tasks.
Advisor: Dr. Harry L. Snyder.
 

M.S.I.E.  with a concentration in Manufacturing and Production Control,  Georgia Institute of Technology , 1992. 

Ph.D.  Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995.

Dissertation Title:  Component Allocation to Balance Workload in Printed Circuit Card Assembly Systems.
Advisors: Dr. Jane C. Ammons  and  Dr. Leon F. McGinnis.