In the late summer of 1987, he accepted a Facility Engineering position at the University of California Berkeley. Over the next 34 years, he would promote in the University system, and in 2001 he became the Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering. He would remain in that role until his retirement in 2021.

 In parallel to his University position he remained very active in the U.S. Naval Reserve, utilizing his Merchant Marine and Port Operations experience he held positions within the Reserves that allowed him the opportunity to support Naval Operations throughout the world. Over his career he supported Naval Exercises and Military Operations on nearly every continent including North America, Asia, Caribbean, Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand, the Persian Gulf and Antarctica. The signature mission of his Navy career was in 2009 when he was selected as the Officer In Charge of Operation Deep Freeze, the annual resupply of the McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica.