Lieutenant Colonel,
USAF,
Ret. (in 2007); Bachelor of Science in astronautical engineering from the U.S.
Air Force Academy, 1987; Master of Science in astronautics from the George
Washington University;
USAF
Test Pilot School, 1996; semi finalist in
NASA group 18 and 19 selections; was commander of
418-1 flight-test squadron and director of the Global Reach Combined Test
Force, Edwards
AFB; was since March 2007 research pilot in the Flight
Crew Branch of
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,
California; currently test pilot for Virgin Galactic and Virgin
Orbit.