- Expertise in flight mechanics & aircraft performance
- 1975 Distinguished Graduate from the United States Air Force Academy – BS in Engineering Sciences
- MS in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton University – won a Guggenheim Fellowship
- USAF Test Pilot School Graduate – won 1979 “Ray Jones” award … outstanding Flight Test Engineer
- AF Academy’s Department of Aeronautics faculty – won the “Outstanding Military Educator”
- Judicial Expert – Court Appointed Systems Engineering
- Expert for the Tribunal de Commerce in Paris, France
- Extensive flying background — 2500 hours including flight test experience, Commercial Rated Pilot – Single Engine Land, Single Engine Sea, Multi-Engine Land, and Glider, Certified Flight Instructor — Single Engine, Glider, and Instrument, Certified Advanced Ground Instructor