Generalmajor, USAF; Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1977; Air Command and Staff College, 1985; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Fresno, 1990; Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1991; Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1995; Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 2000; Advanced Management Program, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000; zur Zeit der Auswahl stationiert auf der Edwards AFB, California; Semifinalist bei den Astronautenauswahlen der NASA-Gruppen 12 und 13; Januar 2003 - Mai 2005 Deputy, Test and Assessment, Missile Defense Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.; derzeit Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado.