Candidate for
Council Member; City of San Juan Capistrano

Education

• U.S. Naval Academy
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering)
• U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
• University of Southern California (M.S.)

• Six years as Test Pilot/Program Manager
• Combat in Viet Nam and First Gulf War (Two Distinguished Service Medals, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, 26 Air Medals)
• Commanding Officer of Aircraft Squadron and Aircraft Group
• Commanding General of Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command
• Director of Plans for the Marine Corps
• Retired as Major General

• Associate Administrator for Human Space Flight
• Responsible for Space Station and Space Shuttle
• Headquartered in Washington, D.C., responsible for the four NASA Space Centers: Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, Marshall Space Center and Stennis Space Center
• Managed a Six Billion dollar budget with over 20,000 people
• During tenure successfully completed 19 Space Shuttle missions, including the Historic First Hubble Repair Mission

• Senior Vice President for Systems Development and Integration
• Installed the Automated High Speed Toll Collection System for the Orange County Toll Roads
• Developed the Statewide Automated Child Support Collection System for California

Married to Patricia VanGysel at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. Have lived in South Orange County off and on since 1972 and in San Juan Capistrano for the last five years.