Ben Franske graduated with a BS in telecommunications systems from the University of Wisconsin – Stout and a MEd in technology education from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. While an undergraduate at Stout, Ben worked as a program assistant to both the Telecommunications and Electronics departments. In addition, he has held several jobs in the information technology field and is a certified network and design professional. Ben completed his doctoral program at the University of Minnesota in May 2009. Ben is currently a faculty member in the Computer Network & Security Engineering program at Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. In addition, he serves as an advisor to the AdvanceIT Minnesota Center of Excellence and Minnesota Cyber Security Skills Consortium. The title of his dissertation is Engineering problem finding in high school students.