Fregattenkapitän, USN; Bachelor of Science in Physics von der US Naval Academy, 1981; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1981; US Navy Testpilotenschule Class 95 (Juni 1989); Doktortitel in Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, 1994; Semifinalist bei der Astronautenauswahl der NASA-Gruppe 15; derzeit Professor, U.S. Naval Academy.