Major General, USAF; Bachelor of Science degrees in astronautical engineering and engineering science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1978; Master of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1987; Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1990; at the time of selection stationed at Edwards AFB, California; semi finalist in NASA group 12 and 13 selections; February 2003 - April 2005 Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; April 2005 - April 2006 Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq; April 2006 - January 2007 Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; since January 2007 Commander, Air Armament Center, and the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin AFB, Florida.