2013-Present: Retired, Mossy Head, Florida
Full time caretaker of wife who is suffering from advanced dementia.

Now in a Memory Care unit of an Assisted Living facility.

1997 - 2013: Scaled Composites, LLC, Mojave, CA
Final position: Information Systems Security Manager / Security Administrator / Alternate FSO
Past positions: Electronics Engineering Technician, Data Acquisition Engineer, IT Manager

• Personnel Security, JPAS, DCID, e-QIP, Security Education
• Information System Security Manager on multiple classified projects.
• Data Acquisition System design, installation and operation for SpaceShipOne.
• Data Acquisition System for Tier-1Rocket Test Bed.
• Backup corporate IT manager.
• Backup Costpoint/Oracle database manager.
• Electronics Systems Engineer for POC Aircraft including design and installation in Proteus, Adam M309, Ares, Pegasus, Spike, Visionair, X-38 and Raptor as well as in-house testing of components of these and other projects.

Member of the winning X-Prize team!

1987 – 1997: ABS Graphics, Inc., Tehachapi, CA
CFO, Part Owner, family business

• Managed corporate finances.
• Sales, color separation and pre-press photo composition
• Developed 4 color printing process for textile (t-shirt) market.
• Plant Operations

1981-1987 Halifax Engineering, Inc. (now Essintial) Alexandria, VA
Project Manager, Eglin AFB contract, Shalimar, FL

• Managed computer service contract with USAF, Eglin AFB
• Bid other military and non-military contracts
• Priced “one time” off contract services.
• Personnel and supply management for operations.
• Part of corporate rapid response team to assist other corporate locations internationally.

  Note: Halifax Corporation merged with National Support Services in 2010 and formed a new company called Essintial Enterprise Solutions.

1975-1981 Vitro Services (now BAE) Mary Ester, FL
Electronics Technician

• Installed and Maintained European security systems (Navy contract)
• Company representative to US Navy, taught maintenance of system in Europe, California and Virginia.
• Data Acquisition, computer installation and maintenance, and software development for test sites West 5 and SADS-6 (missile simulation), Eglin AFB, FL.
• Taught Basic and Fortran programming company courses.