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Qualifications
BS Geosciences/Mathematics, Midwestern State University
Ph.D. Geosciences, UCLA
Graduate, National Test Pilot School
Flight Qualifications
Airline Transport Pilot with CFI Airplane, Multiengine,
and Instrument ratings
FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER)
Flight Test Pilot and Flight Analyst
Over 8200 hours.
Flight Test Experience
Completed US Geological Survey fixed-wing pilot
training with the US Army. Integration of the airborne and
flight sciences: aerogeophysics applications, reconnaissance
and remote sensing aircraft and systems, and
the certification of civil aircraft. Program Manager for USGS
airborne science R & D at the Flagstaff Center for Astrogeology
for over nine years. More than 25 years experience with diverse
research, development, and certification programs ranging from
the Liberty XL 2 to the Army’s RC-7B.
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, Geological Society of America
Member, American Geophysical Union
Associate Fellow, Society of Experimental Test
Pilots
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