Colonel, USAF, Ret.; U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (class 81A); Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy; Master of Science in Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences from Princeton University; Master of Arts in International Relations from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada; semi finalist in NASA group 11 selection; currently employed by Orbital Sciences Corporation as Senior Director of Special Programs in its Advanced Programs Group.