Lieutenant Commander, USN, Ret. (since February 1996); Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Stanford University, 1976); Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (Naval Postgraduate School, 1985); Engineer in. Aerospace Engineering (University of Southern California, 1991; at the time of selection stationed at NAS in Virginia; Naval Aviator (F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat) in squadrons VF-31 and VF-74 at NAS Oceana, Virginia; semi finalist in NASA group 12 selection; currently employed by the Strategic Resource Planning group at Amgen Inc.