Previous Experience

I started my professional career with eight years in the United States Air Force. My first assignment was at Falcon AFB (now Schriever AFB), Colorado, as a Satellite Analysis Officer. My primary duties were to maintain the navigation payload on the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation of satellites.

My second assignment was to Shemya AFB (now Eareckson AS), Alaska, as a crew commander for the Cobra Dane Phased Array Radar. My primary duties were Space Surveillance and Missile Warning.

My last assignment in the Air Force was back here at Peterson AFB as the Deputy Test Director for Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM). My primary duties were to interpret and refine requirements to ensure testability; develop test plans and data collection requirements; and manage the test team budget.

The next step in my professional career was to spend nine years as a government contractor with ARINC Engineering Services, LLC as a Test Staff Principle Analyst and Director of Quality Management. My primary responsibilities were testing all three segments of GPS - space, ground, & user.