Oberst, USAF; Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1985; Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1986; US Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, 1991; Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1998; Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1999; Air War College, 2001; Semifinalist bei den Astronautenauswahlen der NASA-Gruppen 15 und 16; seit August 2004 Commander 460^th Operations Group, Buckley AFB, Colorado.