Before moving to the US in 2003, Adrian was on faculty at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia within the Department of Information Systems & Technology Management. It was there he received his Ph.D. in Information Systems. Adrian has also been on the faculty of the University of Wollongong and the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Adrian also has a background in accounting, having worked for Coopers & Lybrand, and holds a Master of Financial Management degree from the University of Queensland in Australia.
Adrian has a special interest in SAP education and is a current SAP Certified Application Associate Consultant (an SAP industry qualification). He is also a member of the Australian Computer Society. Adrian's industry experience has been in banking, insurance, and consulting.