Major General, USAF, Retired.

Former Commander, 19th Air Force, Air Education and Training Command. Directed Air Force undergraduate and combat aircrew training.

Former Commander, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Directed enforcement of UN Resolutions regarding the no-fly zone over Iraq.

Former Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service. Directed Air Force personnel accession programs.

Former Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England. Commanded F-15E/C wing and associated community support operations.

Former Commander, Combined Task Force, Operation Provide Comfort, Incirlik AB, Turkey. Coordinated humanitarian relief efforts in Northern Iraq.

Former Commander, 82nd Flying Training Wing. Commanded undergraduate flying training operations.

Former Commander, 82nd Air Base Group. Directed community support operations.

Extensive operational and command experience in flying training and fighter operations.

Retired in December 2007 from First Command Financial Services, Inc. after serving 8 years as Senior Vice President in charge of strategic planning, recruiting, training, human resource management, field support, and logistics and facilities management programs.

B.S. Economics, South Dakota State University; M.A. Business, University of Northern Colorado; Air War College.