====Awards and recognitions:====
Recipient of the Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award<br>Recipient the Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University, <br> Recipient of Tom Ahlers Award from National Association of Workforce Development Professionals <br> Recipient of the William C. Hines Distinguished Service Award from Alpha Sigma Lambda<br>Member of Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership Honorary Society), <br> Member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, <br> Member of the Epsilon Pi Tau (International Honorary Society for Technology) <br> Member of the American Mensa Society<br>
Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated