1964 ~ 1969: Elementory school pupil, Laojung Elementary School, Huining County, Gansu Province, P. R. China.
1970~1971: Middle school student, Laojung Middle School, Huining County, Gansu Province, P. R. China.
1972~1973: High school student, Taiping High School, Huining County, Gansu Province, P. R. China.
1973: Farmer at home, shortly worked as a temperary employee at Laojung Grain Station (March ~ June ), and a tractor driver (September ~ November), Gansu, P. R. China.
1074 ~ 1977: Carpet maker, and then carpet pattern designer, Huining Carpet Factory, Gansu, P. R. China.
1978 ~ 1981: College student, Chengdu College of Geology, Sichuan Province, P. R. China. BA in Mineral Exploration Geology, 1981.
1982 ~ 1985: Graduate student, Graduate School of Chinese University of Science and Technology (in association with Institute of Geology, State Seismological Bureau), Beijing, P. R. China. MS in Geochemistry, 1981. Supervisor: He, Yongnian.
1986 ~1989: Research Associate and Editor of Earthquake Research in China (English edition), Information Center of Science and Technology, State Seismological Bureau, P. R. China.
1089 ~ 1995: Ph.D. Cadidate, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, 1995. Supervisor: Charles G. Sammis and Gregory A. Davis.
1995 ~ 1996: Reservoir Geology Consultant, Tideland Oil Production Company, Long Beach, California, USA.
1997: Senior Geologist, System Technology Associates, Bakersfield, California, USA.
1997~1999: Geologist, ARCO Exploration and Production Technology, Plano, Texas, USA.
1999 ~ 2000: Senior System Analyst, SI Corporation International. Worked as a consultant at Sterling Software, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
2001 ~ 2006: Senior Software Engineer, Sterling Commerce, Irving, Texas, USA.
2007 ~ today: Geologist, Aera Energy, L.L.C., Bakersfield, California, USA