Bachelor of science in astronautical engineering from the USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, 1971; master of science in astronautical and aeronautical engineering from the Purdue University, 1972; Colonel, USAF, Ret.; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 11; retired from USAF in January 1995; 1995 – 2000, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Launch Technology, Headquarters NASA, Washington, D.C.; 2000 – 2002, Senior Vice President for Engineering and Operations, ORBIMAGE, Dulles, Virginia; 2002 – 2005, Deputy for Advanced Systems, Missile Defense Agency, Washington, D.C.; since 2005 Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space Programs, Washington, D.C.; retired on July 31, 2010.