"I earned a B.S. Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott AZ (1992), and an MBA with IT emphasis from University of La Verne (2008). I am an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a registered Project Management Professional (PMP®, 2007). I am a Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP™ ID: pcfZ.ot3b.bau5)

My passion is to teach STEM to students of all ages, including adults. I have mentored FIRST Robotics teams since 2008 and am currently a mentor/coach of Testing is Optional (FTC 21579), part of Northwest Tucson Robotics Club, a non-profit organization over which I presides. I have taught semester-long courses to students 6th grade to adult in Python, Data Analysis with Python, Graphical User Interface in Python, and 3D modeling in SketchUp.

I retired from NASA in November 2024 after a 36 year career. I was Deputy Chief of the Space Projects and Partnerships branch at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, where I had worked since 1988, except for a short stint in commercial aerospace in 1996 and a detail assignment to Mojave Air and Space Port in 2013. I have served in many discipline areas during my career, including, flight controls and flight systems engineering, software engineering, information technology management, and various roles in program and project management." less...