Bachelor of science in astronautical
engineering from the
USAF Academy,
Colorado Springs, 1971; master of science in astronautical and aeronautical
engineering from the Purdue University, 1972; Colonel,
USAF, Ret.;
unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 11;
retired from
USAF
in January 1995; 1995 – 2000, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space
Launch Technology, Headquarters
NASA,
Washington, D.C.; 2000 – 2002, Senior Vice President for Engineering and
Operations, ORBIMAGE, Dulles, Virginia; 2002 – 2005, Deputy for Advanced
Systems, Missile Defense Agency, Washington, D.C.; since 2005 Deputy
Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space Programs, Washington, D.C.; retired
on July 31, 2010.
