He is frequent guest speaker at events and conferences pertaining to history, archives and libraries.
[3] He is most well known for his work with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, where he served as archivist and Director for over ten years.
In 1985, he began his undergraduate education at Texas Tech University, where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in History and Archival Administration.
He remained throughout his undergraduate and graduate career, eventually promoted to Assistant Archivist and Field Representative.
[5] While he was Supervisory Archivist, the famous Barry Landau theft occurred which "rocked the archival world.