Oberst,
USAF; Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics,
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1981; Master of Science in
Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, 1982; U.S. Naval Test
Pilot School, Patuxent River
NAS, 1985;
Squadron Officer School, Maxwell
AFB, Alabama, 1986; Masters Degree in International
Public Policy, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International
Studies, Washington, D.C., 1992; Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell
AFB, Alabama, 1993; Defense Systems Management
College, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, 1997; Industrial College of the Armed Forces,
Washington, D.C., 2000; zur Zeit der Auswahl stationiert auf der Edwards
AFB, California; Semifinalist bei der
Astronautenauswahl der
NASA-Gruppe 12; 14. Juli 2002 - August 2004 Director,
Global Hawk program, Reconnaissance Systems Program Office (SPO), Aeronautical
Systems Center (ASC, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio; 15. August 2004 - July 2006, Commander,
Reconnaissance Systems Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio; seit 16. Juli 2006 Vice Commander, Air
Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio.