Bachelor, Aeronautical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 1957 NASA Career: Aeronautical Research Engineer, NACA (later to become NASA) Langley Research Center (1957-1961) Technical member Mission Planning Branch, Flight Operations Division, NAS Space Task Group (1961-1962) Section Chief (later Branch Chief) Guidance and Performance Section (later Branch), NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas (1962-1972) [Dual assignment] Leader Gemini Program Office Launch Guidance and Control Team (1962-1965) [Dual assignment] Mission Planning Manager, Skylab Program, (1972-1974) Branch Chief Systems Engineering Branch, Space Shuttle Software Division, NASA Johnson Space Center (1974-1980) NASA Project Manager for the Air Force Space Operations and Planning Center NASA/JSC (1981-1983) Member Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Center Steering and Oversight Committee, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado (1981-1983) Post NASA Career Principal Staff Engineer McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company, Houston Texas (1983-1984) Director, McDonnell Douglas Rocky Mountain Region Office, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1984-1997) Senior Manager, Program Development, The Boeing Company, Colorado Springs , Colorado (1997-1999) Awards & Citations 1963-1983 Numerous NASA group and personal achievement awards involving his contributions to Projects Mercury, Gemini, Skylab, and Space Shuttle 1988 Keynote Speaker for Engineer's Day, Ohio Engineering Society 1999 Distinguished Service Recognition Metal Award, National Defense Industrial Association