Civilian; bachelor of science in engineering; University of California, 1955 - 1959 flight test-engineer at the Edwards AFB; master of science in mechanical engineering, University of Southern California, 1960; 1961 for military astronaut - class 1 selected; until 1965 Head of Vehicle Performance Branch at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB; until 1974 Director of Propulsion and Performance Research; Vice President of Kohlman Systems Research; his last employment position was President of Flitech Inc. until his death.