Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Ret. (in 2007); Bachelor of Science in astronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, 1987; Master of Science in astronautics from the George Washington University; USAF Test Pilot School, 1996; semi finalist in NASA group 18 and 19 selections; was commander of 418-1 flight-test squadron and director of the Global Reach Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB; was since March 2007 research pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California; currently test pilot for Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit.