B.S in . Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, 1979

E.I.T., Pennsylvania, April 1979

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1985

A.A. in Spanish

11 years experience as a staff Machinery/Equipment Reliability/Design Engineer for several petrochemical companies.

2 years experience as a General Engineer in the un-manned Space program at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

28 years of active and reserve service with the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer (Steam Engineer) and Security Assistance Officer (US Military Training Mission, Riyadh & US Military Group Tegucigalpa, Honduras)

3 years service with NAVSEA as a Mechanical Engineer with the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (Sept 2007 to present)