I am a supply chain management scholar with a passion in humanitarian logistics and disaster relief. My career journey started as an electrical engineer. Having worked in IT for a while as an applications developer and a lecturer, I realized that I am more interested in working with humans than machines. This became clearer during my employment at the United Nations as a Logistics Systems Analyst where I provided process mapping and programming support to the Procurement and Logistics Division. Upon talking to the beneficiaries and witnessing the agency’s terrific impact on generations of refugees, I came to find a deeper meaning and satisfaction in this field. Eventually, I did my PhD in supply chain management and started doing research to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of humanitarian supply chains. Following the teacher-scholar model, I work with business students in the classroom to promote smart compassion by designing public service announcements. In collaboration with government agencies, I also develop decision support tools to educate the public in making right donation decisions.

I am the coordinator of the doctoral program in supply chain management and also act as an advisor to the Business Living and Learning Community (BLLC) at URI. I have been serving the profession as a VP for Technology at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute since 2015.