1972, BS Engineering Physics, Univ. of AZ-Tucson.1972-1977, Commissioned Officer, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Officer Corps, served on hydrographic survey ship based out of Seattle, WA conducting hydrographic survey in Alaska and Hawaii, followed by assignment at NOAA research lab in Boulder, CO conducting R&D on environmental remote sensing Doppler radar systems. Exited NOAA Officer Corps after five years of service as veteran with rank of Lieutenant.1978, MS Electrical Engineering, Univ. of CO-Boulder, with emphasis on electromagnetic field theory.1978-1986, Engineering & applied science staff and management jobs in CO, TX, and NM with IBM (magnetic storage device development and testing), Shell Oil Company (international oil & gas exploration geophysics), Electromagnetic Applications Inc (electromagnetic pulse coupling and effects analysis), and Star Hill Company (R&D and testing of enhanced spark ignition systems for IC engine applications).1986-2016, Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM. Wide variety of challenging engineering and applied science project development and leadership work in national security & defense, pulsed power & high-power electromagnetics, directed energy, renewable energy, water/energy/food interdependencies & security, and analysis of adverse impacts of climate change. Included 2-year assignment at US-DOE headquarters in Washington, DC on team leading national R&D program on creating renewable biofuels from algae.Nov 2016, Retired from Sandia after nearly 31 years.