I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Leadership. While there, I tutored other engineering students for about a year.

I then earned my Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wright State University. For the last 16 years or so I have performed research, engineering, and technical management for the U.S. Air Force as both a military officer and later as a civil servant. I am a licensed Profess...