Colonel, USAF, Ret.; Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1967; Master of Science degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1969; Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, 1979; Air War College, Maxwell AFB, 1982; Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 1988; Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, 1990; at the time of his selection assigned at USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado; semi finalist in NASA group 9 selection; currently Associate Director for Munitions, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB.