A.A. and A.S. Degrees - Aviation Management, Airport Management, Marketing, and Business Administration
B.S. Degree - Aviation Technology
University of Oklahoma: Master’s Degree - Social Law and Education
Oklahoma State University, Department of Aviation and Space Education - College of Education: Doctorate - Higher Education Administration, from the Department of Aviation and Space Education
16,100 flight hours in 288 different models of aircraft and 39 models of helicopters
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
Flight Instructor Certificate in airplanes and helicopters
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (for 25 years)
FAA Authorized Inspector
Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic
Judge for the U.S. Helicopter Championships (1994, 1996)
Judge for the World Helicopter Championships (1996)
Captain and Flight Standardization Officer in the CAP/USAF
Owned and/or Managed 20 Aviation Business
18 Years as an Aircraft Manufacturer
Engineered and manufactured aircraft using artificial intelligence and fly-by-wire concepts for the U.S. Army
10 Years experience as an Airport Manager
Air Line Pilots Union, Mutual Aid Association in WDC (Past Director and President)
Director of Aviation Research
Instructor in Western Oklahoma State College
Adjunct Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Adjunct Professor at Southern Nazarene University’s Graduate School
100 Technical Papers and/or Articles and two Books
Current Position - Aviation Accident Investigator
Graduate of the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, University of Southern California, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University accident investigation schools
Aviation Technical Advisor to CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, the FOX Network
President and CEO of an Aviation Research and Consulting Firm
Certified Oklahoma Supreme Court Mediator
Organizations
Society of Flight Test Engineers, Senior Aerospace Executives
International Society of Air Safety Investigators
University Aviation Association