Deji Badiru is an award-winning author, educator, researcher, and administratoras well as a former soccer player, coach, and professional engineer. He earned a bachelor of science in industrial engineering, master of science in mathematics, and master of science in industrial engineering from Tennessee Technological University, a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Central Florida, and a leadership certificate from the same university. He is also the author of Getting Things Done through Project Management; Physics of Soccer; and Physics of Soccer II.