Lieutenant Commander, USN, Ret.; Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy; Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; Engineer's Degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; semi finalist in NASA group 16 selection; currently Director of DoD Space in the Strategic Systems Business Unit of Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems in El Segundo, California.