Oberstleutnant, USAF; Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Seattle Pacific University, 1996; Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1997; Experimental Flight Test Engineer, US Air Force Test Pilot School, 2001; Master of Science, Aviation Systems, University of Tennessee, 2005 und Doktortitel, Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2009. Aktuell Instructor United States Air Force Academy, Department of Aeronautics. Semifinalist bei der Astronautenauswahl der NASA-Gruppe 21.