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 Military and civil expert in technology and program management, author of dozens of papers, testified before Congress more than any other DoD official for over 5 years, and represented President Reagan's SDI with numerous public appearances, television spots, and newspaper interviews.

Civil Positions:

• To Present:
  • Entrepreneur / Chairman / CEO, SkySentry and SkySpectrum LLCs (development of Stratospheric Airships for civil wireless telecommunications and military applications).
  • Chairman of the Board, OrbImage Corporation.
• 92 - 96: Working Chairman of the Board of Oracle Corporation.
• 89 - 92: President and Founder of Hughes Aircraft Transportation Division.

Military Positions:

• 84 - 89: First Director of President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative ("called Star Wars"-Nation's largest R&D program in history).
• 81 - 84: NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight (Ran the Space Shuttle Program-Responsible for Kennedy, Johnson, and Marshall Space Flight Centers ); Ran Space Shuttle Launches 2 through 13, all successful.
• 80 - 81: Air Force Systems Command Deputy Chief of Staff for Systems.
• 76 - 80: Program Director for Multinational F-16 Fighter Program (largest development and international production of a U.S. Military Aircraft-at that time 7 countries).
• 73 - 76: Commander, 4950 th Flight Test Wing at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.
• 71 - 73: Program Director of Maverick "First Smart Missile" Program.
• 69 - 71: Staff Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Council (Executive Office of the President of the United States ).
• 66 - 69: Astronaut on the U.S. Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory (the program was cancelled and none of the astronauts flew in space on MOL).
• 65 - 66: Outstanding Graduate-Air Force Command and Staff College and No. 2 Graduate of the Air Force Flight Test School at Edwards AFB, CA.
• 64 - 65: Fighter Pilot-flew F-100s in Vietnam.
• 61 - 64: Spacecraft Project Officer on the Vela Hotel Satellite Program.
• 60 - 61: Master's Degree in Aerospace at University of Oklahoma.
• 57 - 60: Various assignments as Instructor Pilot & classroom instructor.
• 56 - 57: Air Force Pilot Training and Instructor Pilot Training.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the AF sent me for a Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Oklahoma.
• Test Pilot School , Fighter Pilot School , Air Force Command and Staff College , Industrial College of the Armed Forces (by correspondence), Pilot Training and Instructor Pilot Training.

Awards and Decorations:

• Goddard Space Flight Award
• Engineering Society "Man of the Year 1987"
• Aviation Week "Legends Award" 1998
• Air Traffic Control Association Outstanding Service Award-1993
• Gen. Hartinger Management Award
• Daedalian Outstanding Program Manager Award (twice)
• DoD Exceptional Service Award-with One Oak Leaf Cluster
• Air Force Exceptional Service Award
• NASA Exceptional Service Award (twice)
• Department of Energy Outstanding Service Award
• Air Force Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster
• Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
• other U.S. awards
• Netherlands Order of the Orange (with sword)
• Norwegian Order of King Olaf
• Belgium Order of King Leopold
• other International awards
• Fighter Pilot and Test Pilot - over 30 different types of aircraft - 3,500 flight hours.

Over twenty nine years leading and managing military organizations engaged in challenging operations and staff activities worldwide

Positions:

• 2003-Present: President and Chief Operating Officer, SkySentry LLC

  Responsible for all aspects of operating SkySentry LLC, a Veteran-Owned, Small Business formed to investigate, develop and operate stratospheric airships for military applications. Subcontracts and teams with other companies in the advancement of airship operations. Speaker to professional forums on military concepts of operations, on various subjects to include airships and ballistic and cruise missile defense.

• 2001-2003: Command Representative for Missile Defense, Alaskan Command, Elemendorf AFB AK.

Coordinating authority and representative of Commander, Alaskan Command and Alaskan NORAD Region on missile defense issues. Command Spokesman to agencies internal and external to Alaska, at all levels of Department of Defense and civil government. Government chair of the cruise missile defense session for the 2002 Missile Sciences convention for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

• 1998-2001: Chief of Requirements and Programs Division, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  Responsible for acquisition programs relating to NORAD operations in Cheyenne Mountain, Alaska, Canada, and continental United States. Command spokesman to the Joint Staff and Joint Requirements Oversight Committee. Served on a senior government board of directors of a $6M National Cruise Missile Defense study. Directed development of a $100+M technology demonstration of high altitude airships. Led a multi-agency effort to develop a national command and control architecture.

• 1997-1998: Vice Commander, 314 th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

  Acting commander and assistant commander of the world's largest C-130 airlift wing. Responsible for daily oversight of a base hosting more than 20,000 people. Direct budget authority exceeded $134 million. Envisioned and supervised development of a 10-year base modernization plan and then worked with Congressional representatives to build a new control tower, sewage system, C-130 landing strip, and fiber optic network, totaling over $100 million. Legislative liaison to state and federal representatives. Led volunteers to build a Scout facility, now named Lambert Lodge.

• 1996-1997: Commander, 314 th Support Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

  Directed daily performance of over 1,300 people in five major units (civil engineering, security police, communications, personnel support and community services) supporting flying operations of four flying squadrons with 76 C-130 aircraft. Direct budget authority exceeded $42 million. Gained "Best in Air Combat Command" rating for the Support Group during a Quality Air Force Assessment, and an overall "Excellent" rating during an Operational Readiness Inspection. Established an extremely close working relationship with the local community through Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Community Council, Scouts, Red Cross and with the Governor and Congressional principals and staffs.

• 1994-1996: Deputy Commander, 3d Operations Group, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska.

  Acting Commander and Deputy of an 80-aircraft composite group, with nearly 1600 people and a budget exceeding $25 million. Managed the group's construction budget, aviation fuels budget, and compliance with all national safety and environmental standards. Gained funding for a $21 million C-130 hangar and squadron operations building. Served as the Deputy Joint Forces Air Commander on the Kitty Hawk carrier, for the largest, live-fly exercise in the Pacific in 1995.

• 1991-1994: Chief and assistant chief of Exercise and Operations Divisions, Headquarters NORAD, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  Planned and controlled live-fly fighter interceptor exercises throughout North America. Command Director and trainer for new flag officer command directors in Cheyenne Mountain Command Center. Commanded the Joint Planning Assistance Team in Col ombia, providing real-time intelligence and operations support to Col ombian ground, riverine, and air forces; captured 20 drug laboratories, over 12,000 gallons of precursor chemicals, 14 aircraft, 1,000 kilos of cocaine and base, and cash. Total loss to the drug traffickers exceeded $12 million.

• 1990-1991: Student at National War College, Fort McNair, Washington DC. Nations top professional military college, cosponsored by Department of State.


• 1974-1990: Other career details and highlights available upon request.

Clearance: Top Secret - SSBI

Education:

• 1990: National War College, Fort McNair, Washington DC
• 1985: Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
• 1986: Wing Chief of Safety and Flight Safety Management, Norton AFB, CA
• 1981: Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
• 1982: Defense Institute of Security Assistance Mgt, Wright - Patterson AFB, OH
• 1981: Master of Science in Business Management of Industrial Production, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1975: Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Oklahoma
• 1974: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, USAF Academy, Colorado

Awards, Recognition, and Significant Accomplishments:

Military Awards:

• Defense Distinguished Service Medal
• Legion of Merit with Oak Cluster
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• AF Meritorious Service (5 awards)
• Joint and Air Force Commendation Medals
• Outstanding Unit
• Combat Readiness
• Outstanding Volunteer (2 awards and a Scout Building Lambert Lodge named in honor)
• Numerous others

Other Awards and Recognition:

• Honor Graduate, USAF Academy, 1974
• 4.0-GPA award, University of Arkansas, Master of Science program
• Undergraduate Pilot Training Academic Award
• Published The Cruise Missile Conundrum; Aerospace America, February 2003, and PACAF Security Assistance, DISAM Journal, Fall 1984
• Airline Transport Pilot-multi & single engine, Certificated Flight Instructor (Instrument), and Commercial Seaplane Pilot
• Technical Committee member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Outstanding 4-H Leader award in Colorado

Over forty years experience in civil, commercial, and military research, development, program management, operational analysis, and advanced technology.

Positions:

• Present: Consultant/Emeritus Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory

  Affiliate of Burdeshaw Associates supporting space based radar technology, military operation planning and analysis, and integrating technology into military systems. Associate of the Institute for Defense Analyses engaged in missile defense battle management, command, and control for the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense shortly to be deployed, particularly launch detection and integrating missile defense with current strategic defense capabilities. Contributor to Defense Science Research Council. Clients include Lockheed-Martin, the Army Space and Missile Defense Battle Laboratory, the Missile Defense Agency, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

• 1985 - 2003: Director of Analysis and Chief Technical Officer, United States Space Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.

  Led United States and Canadian military and civilian personnel responsible for all analytical and technical matters in both commands as well as support for other elements of the Joint Service and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Responsibilities encompassed all United States military satellite systems, space surveillance, ballistic missile warning and defense, and all aerospace sovereignty and control capabilities of the United States and Canada . Senior technical authority for all NORAD and USSPACECOM missions, assuring assured that requirements were technically and operationally feasible. Served on the NORAD and USSPACECOM Battle Staffs, including on 9/11, developing courses of action for Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom. Earned the highest peacetime civilian decoration, the Distinguished Service Medal, and was twice honored with the highest rank in the Executive Service, Distinguished Executive.

• 1983-1985: Director of Kinetic Energy Weapons, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, and Director of Technology and Systems, Army Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.

  Initial Director of Kinetic Energy Weapons. Developed the Kinetic Energy Weapons program and led transition of Service programs into the Strategic Defense Initiative. Simultaneously responsible for all Army ballistic missile defense systems technology and activities at the Kawjelein Missile Range . Accomplishments included the Delta 180 and 181 experiments and important roles in the Homing Overlay Experiment, one of the first successful hit-to-kill intercepts of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

• 1973-1983: Deputy Program Manager, Navy Directed Energy Weapons Program.

  Conceived, developed, and tested all Navy sponsored directed energy weapons. Developed the Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser, which is still the most powerful and longest serving directed energy device of the type in the world. Led development of the SeaLite Beam Director and the High Energy Laser System Test Facility, which is today the principal directed energy weapon test resource for the United States . Other accomplishments included the Unified Navy Field Test Program, which was the first successful engagement of a supersonic missile with a high energy laser.

• 1963-1993: Colonel, United States Air Force.

  Active service in the Air Force included tenure as an Associate Professor of Aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy and as one of the first project leaders in the Air Force High Energy Laser Project. Left active duty ten years after commissioning and served in the active Air Force Reserve for the next 20 years. Senior Reservist in the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for many years, conceiving and directing research programs in physics, aerodynamics, and electronics at major universities. Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Science and Technology, Air Force Material Command, for the final five years of a 30 year Air Force career. Participated in formulating and managing the entire Air Force science and technology program.

Clearance: Top Secret - SSBI, SCI

Education:

• PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1968. Thesis Research in Reentry Aerothermodynamics
• SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1964
• BSAE, Virginia Tech, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1963 (Cooperative)
• Graduate of Air War College, Air Command and Staff College , and Air Force Squadron Officer School
• Advanced Management, Leadership, and System Acquisition courses at Harvard and the Defense Systems Management College.

Major Honors and Awards:

• Joint Distinguished Service Medal, 2003
• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
• Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1989. For accomplishments in aerodynamics, gasdynamics, directed energy weapons, and strategic defense.
• Distinguished Executive, Federal Senior Executive Service (1996 and 2001). Highest distinction in Federal service.
• Meritorious Executive, Federal Senior Executive Service (1994 and 1989)
• Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, 1993. Highest Civilian Decoration in the Department of Defense.
• Legion of Merit, 1993. Highest peacetime distinction awarded officers below Flag rank.
• Navy Distinguished Service Medal, 1977. Highest Navy Civilian decoration.

Hobbies and Interests:

• Mountaineering: 110 Climbs over 14,000 ft, including ski ascents and descents of major peaks.
• Cycling: Road touring and mountain biking.
• Model Aircraft: Two meter and unlimited class radio controlled sailplanes. Powered radio control aircraft. Rubber powered and free flight scale aircraft. Current repertoire includes more than 130 aircraft.
• Needlepoint: Awards at the Colorado State Fair.

Representative Recent Publications and Presentations:

• Optimal Employment of Salvo Tactics for Ballistic Missile Defense, with Dr. Bao Nguyen, International Military Operations Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2004.
• Introduction to Data Fusion and Applications in Astrodynamics , Multisensor Fusion, NATO Series on Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, Vol 70, A.K. Hyder, E. Shabazian, and E. Waltz, eds, Klewer Press, 2002.
• Scientific and Technical Aspects of NORAD and USSPACECOM Responses to 9/11, presentations to JASONS, Defense Science Board, and numerous other bodies, 2001-2002.
• Space, Missile Defense, and the Threat of Nuclear War, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Millennial Symposiu m, April 2000.
• Ballistic Missile Launch Detection and Trajectory Prediction, Military Operations Research Society Annual Meeting, Monterey , CA, June 1998.
• Strategic Defense Force Structure Assessments, Military Operations Research Society Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 1998.
• Surveillance Satellite Constellation Analysis, Military Operations Research Society Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 1998.
• Simulation of Communications, Command, and Control for North American Strategic Warning and Defense, Military Operations Research Society Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 1998.
• Integrating National Missile Defense in Current Strategic Command and Control, AIAA-BMDO Technology Readiness Conference, San Diego, CA, August 1997.
• Joint Canada-US Continental Missile Defense Study, NORAD Report, June 1995.
• Early Warning Radar Alternatives, USSPACECOM Report, Nov 1997 Analysis of Regional and Sector Air Operation Center Mission Loading, Oct 1994.
• Incorporating Space Missions and Systems in Joint Modeling and Simulation, XXXV Army Operations Research Symposium, Ft Lee, VA, Nov 1996.
• Single Stage to Orbit Considerations, Contribution to the Moorman Launch Study, 1995.
• Consistent Fusion of Multiple Ballistic Missile Launch and Impact Reports, USSPACECOM Report, Nov 1997.
• Screening the Satellite Background Against Laser Radiation , USSPACECOM Memorandum, Oct 1997.
• Approaches to Global Positioning System Assurance and Denial , USSPACECOM Report, Jan 1998.
• Space Surveillance as a Warfighting Mission, USSPACECOM Report, Feb 1998.
• Analysis of Ascent Phase Ballistic Missile Intercept, USSPACECOM Report, Mar 1998.
• Early Warning Radar Response to Limited Attacks, Military Operations Research Society Annual Meeting, Ft Leavenworth, KS, June 1996.