Lieutenant Commander, USN; graduated from the Empire Test Pilots School, Boscombe Down, England, 1983; then he served as test pilot and test project officer at Strike Aircraft Test Directorate, Pax River, Maryland; Degrees in Oceanography from the Naval Academy (1973) and in Aeronautical Systems from the University of West Florida; at the time of selection stationed at Atsugi, Japan; semi finalist in NASA group 12 selection.