Brigadegeneral, USAF; United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base; Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanics and Mathematics, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1980; Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1991; Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Ft. Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 1998; Semifinalist bei den Astronautenauswahlen der NASA-Gruppen 14 und 15; Mai 2005 - Februar 2006 Commander, 412^th Test Wing, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base; Februar 2006 - September 2007 Vice Commander, Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; seit September 2007 Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.