Generalmajor, USAF; Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering and Engineering Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1978; Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1987; Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1990; zur Zeit der Auswahl stationiert auf der Edwards AFB, California; Semifinalist bei den Astronautenauswahlen der NASA-Gruppen 12 und 13; Februar 2003 - April 2005 Kommandant, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; April 2005 - April 2006 Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Bagdad, Irak; April 2006 - Januar 2007 Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; seit Januar 2007 Commander, Air Armament Center, and the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin AFB, Florida.