Biography

I am a finance and accounting professional with experience across software, entertainment, technology, and manufacturing. My work spans FP&A, accounting, financial reporting, systems, and process improvement, with a focus on strengthening financial visibility and supporting better business decisions. My professional career is complemented by an active academic portfolio in research and higher education, with a focus on financial performance, financial communication, and leadership resilience. My research examines how executive characteristics influence financial outcomes, how financial storytelling builds trust and supports decision-making, and how leadership, emotional intelligence, and well-being shape organizational experiences.

This combination of finance experience, interdisciplinary research, and higher education allows me to approach business challenges from multiple perspectives, bringing real-world leadership into academic inquiry, translating rigorous research into practical insights, and helping students connect financial theory with the judgment and decision-making required in complex organizations. Across each of these roles, my goal is to bridge practice and scholarship in ways that strengthen both organizational performance and the development of future business leaders.

Scholarship Works

• Emotional Intelligence in Strategic Financial Communication

             https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbr.2026.100309 

• Vision through numbers: strategic financial storytelling and sensemaking in leadership communication

https://doi.org/10.1108/SL-07-2026-0333 

• Financial Storytelling as a Professional Communication Practice for Engaging Organizational Decision Makers

https://doi.org/10.33844/ijol.2026.60555

• Validating an instrument for assessing authentic leadership among Hispanic managers in the U.S. context

https://doi.org/10.1177/14705958261464906 

• Engineering leadership: A human capital, cognitive‐fit, and innovation diffusion perspective on CEO financial performance

https://doi.org/10.1002/rfe.70040 

• Ethical Financial Storytelling in Executive Communication: Ethics, Trust, and Transparency

https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884251395676 

• The Art of Financial Storytelling: CFO’s Narrative Techniques 

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18880.19209/1 

• Empowering Hispanic Managers in the US through Authentic Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Mindfulness

https://doi.org/10.22543/1948-0733.1583 

• Leadership Resilience: Reducing Stress Through Hybrid Work and Healthy Lifestyles

https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.24066poster 

• From Tenure to Triumph: How CEO Tenure and Elite Business School MBAs Influence Financial Performance Metrics.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16975243 

• Exploring Financial Performance Disparities: An In-Depth Analysis of Companies Led by Foreign-Born CEOs Versus Non-Foreign-Born CEOs Within the S&P 500

https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v24i2.6983 

Teaching

Managerial Finance

Managerial Accounting

Cost Accounting

Financial Accounting and Analysis

Education

Doctor of Engineering / Systems Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Focus: financial systems, data, analytics, and AI applications

Doctor of Business Administration, Finance
University of La Verne, California, USA
Research focus: financial communication, leadership, and organizational finance

Master of Business Administration, Finance & International Business
University of La Verne, California, USA

Master of Science, Executive Management 

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering 

Research & Pedagogical Philosophy

My research and teaching connect finance, communication, leadership, and technology with a focus on turning information into better decisions. In the classroom, I emphasize applied learning, critical thinking, and real-world judgment so students can use financial information effectively in complex organizational settings.

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