Born on an airbase in Germany. Aerodynamicist/Designer, Instructor Pilot, SCUBA Diver, Outdoors Adventurer, Traveler, Family, Community, Country. U.S. Air Force Academy Professor.

PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2009)

MS in Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2005)

Dual BS in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2004)

Asst. Professor, Department of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado (2020-Present)

Asst. Professor, Department of Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona (2014-2020)

Clinical Asst. Professor, Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Dept, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – RPI, New York (2010-2013)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

Sadowsky Prize for Best Thesis in Mechanics (RPI)

Aircraft Design, Aerodynamics, Stall and Stall Hysteresis, Fluid Dynamics, Avian Flight/Bio-Mimicry