Colonel,
USAF, Ret. (July
01, 2004); bachelor of science from North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
1978; master of science in aeronautical engineering from
USAF Institute of
Technology, 1982; 1985 selected as
MSE group
3; resigned in July 1988; Space Shuttle Project Engineer, Vandenberg
AFB, California,
1978-1981; Chief, Spacecraft Engineering Branch, SAFSP/OD-4, Onizuka
AFB, California,
1982-1986; Manned Spaceflight Engineer/Payload Specialist Candidate, Los
Angeles
AFB, California
1986-1990; Ballistic Missile Defense Staff Officer, Peterson
AFB, 1991-1994; Commander,
2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever
AFB, Colorado, 1994-1995;
Program Manager, Delta II Launch Vehicle, Los Angeles
AFB, California,
1995-1997; Chief, Program Management Branch, Peterson
AFB, 1998-2000; Chief, Air
Operations Center Systems Support Division, Hanscom
AFB, Massachusetts
2000-2002; Chief, Space Operations Division, Pentagon, Washington D.C.,
2002-2004.