- Decorated attack pilot and combat commander
- Retired US Airforce Brigadier General
- Led 1,100 airmen of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group during Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 4 decades of General Aviation experience, FAA rated ATP, active CFI and seaplane pilot
- Managed $2B sales at Sikorsky in Middle East including military and commercial aircraft
- Led teams in final assembly, certification, training and support of 4 aircraft types
- J.D. from Western New England College and B.S. in engineering from RPI