Ph.D.; at the time of his selection assigned at
NASA,
JSC,
Houston, Texas; semi finalist in
NASA astronaut group 8 selection; during his career he
was "Granite Flight" as a Shuttle director from the start of the program until
roughly the late 80's; later
NASA Deputy Director, Program and Operations, Space
Station Freedom Program and then eventual director of the project until it
moved back down to Houston from Reston, VA. At that point he retired from
NASA and started working in the private sector.