- Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic – 1974
- Private Pilot license – 1973
- Engineering Degree Northrop University – 1975
- Bendix Corporation – 1976 – 1984
- Junior Engineer M1 Abrams fuel control
- Project engineer on RSA line of fuel controls Airflow Performance
- Started in Jacksonville 1984
- Moved to Spartanburg 1987