Position:
Member, Board of Directors at Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education, Chief Technology Officer at CyberSpace Operations Consulting
Location:
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
Work:
Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education
since Aug 2009
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Member, Board of Directors
CyberSpace Operations Consulting
since Dec 2008
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Chief Technology Officer
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
Oct 2006 - Dec 2008
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Chief Technologist, Sensing and Imaging Systems
Sci-Ops Consulting
Mar 2006 - Oct 2006
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President
Air Force TENCAP (Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities)
2004 - 2005
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Deputy Director
USAF Space Battlelab
Jun 2003 - Oct 2004
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Chief, Concept Development Branch
US Air Force Academy
Jan 1995 - Jun 2003
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Professor of Physics and Director of Core Programs
US Air Force
May 1981 - Jan 1995
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Fighter Pilot
Education:
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 2007 - 2009
MBA, Business
University of Oxford 1997 - 2000
D.Phil, Plasma PhysicsCited by Gregor Morfill, Director of Germany's national physics laboratory, as having written the most comprehensive thesis he'd ever read.
The University of Texas at Austin 1993 - 1994
MS, Physics (Quantum Optics)
United States Air Force Academy 1981 - 1985
BS, Physics and Engineering PhysicsDistinguished Graduate with Honors (Summa Cum Laude equivalent)
Skills:
Extreme flexibility--can quickly become an expert in just about any technical subject, Operational Combat Experience flying the F-4G Wild Weasel, Technical Excellence with a Physics PhD from Oxford, Recognized as one of the world's foremost experts on near-space, Wrote the definitive paper on the tactical use of satellites
Interests:
Technical managment, technical education, creating links between operations and technology, Top Secret Clearance, SCI Access
Honor & Awards:
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Invited Member, Board of Reviewers, Air and Space Power Journal, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Outstanding Academy Educator, USAF Academy (Top 2% of over 600 faculty), ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Associate Air Officer Commanding of the Year, USAF Academy (First of over 60 officers), ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Only officer in the history of the Air Force Academy to win both of their top awards, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Munson Award (Outstanding junior instructor), USAF Academy Department of Physics, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Inspector GeneralÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Professional Performer (Top 4 of over 3600 assigned personnel), ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Distinguished Graduate with Honors (Summa cum laude equivalent), USAF Academy , ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Listed in WhoÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1985, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ National Merit Scholarship Recipient, 1981