Brigadier General, USAF; Bachelor of science degrees in aeronautical engineering and political science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1980; Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Columbia University, 1981; Master of science degree in national resource strategy, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., 1998; test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base; semi finalist in NASA group 15 selection; September 2003 - August 2004 Vice commander, Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; August 2004 - August 2005 Deputy Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.August 2005 - November 2005 Deputy Director, Directorate of Capabilities Integration and Transformation, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; November 2005 - May 2007 Director, F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; since May 2007 Commander, 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.