Lieutenant, USN, Ret.; test pilot; Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, 1970; Master of Science in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology; Master of Science in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida, 1972; at the time of his selection assigned at Strike Aircraft Test Directorate, Naval Air Test Center, Code SY90 Patuxent River, Maryland; semi finalist in NASA astronaut group 8 selection; later he completed a law school; since 1982 with Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP.