Chad has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

His ARDOT career began in 1996 in the Fayetteville Resident Engineer Office as a Civil Engineer I. He followed the engineering career path in field construction until he promoted to District 4 Maintenance Engineer in 2004. He became District 4 Construction Engineer in 2007 and promoted District 4 Engineer in 2013. Chad assumed his present position Assistant Chief Engineer for Construction in April 2023.