Dr. McCombs has served nearly 30 years working for the University of Houston, and has administered and managed 18 employees as the Manager and Director of the three-time, award-winning, $multi-million-dollar, Jack. J. Valenti School's, Communication Technology Center - CTC, first serving part-time as its Computer Lab Administrator and Manager, before being hired full-time a year later, becoming the CTC's Manager and Director. He also serves as a faculty member for the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. In addition to teaching and administering the CTC, Professor McCombs studies the impact of technology on communication and education, and the synergies that coexist between these areas. He teaches Information Communication Technologies I and II, as well as e-Health & Telemedicine at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2020, Dr. McCombs moved up in the Institution, working now for University Information Technology in the Division of Administration & Finance. He remains on the Faculty of the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication.