Homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico (primary residence) and Silverthorne, Colorado
Pictures were sent to Clay by a mutual flight test buddy, Ron Hart, during a visit to Albuquerque this summer. ((I thought some explanation was in order-delete this last comment)).
MS, Engineering (Aeronautical &Astronautical Engineering) University of Michigan, 1964
MS, Systems Management, University of Southern California, 1970
Sloan Fellowship, Stanford University, 1973-74
1994-2000
SAIC, Group Manager for the Test and Evaluation Group, supporting OSD Test and Evaluation, as well as Air Force and Army test organizations
1987-1994
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). Was Director of Test and Evaluation most of the time, some temporary assignments including a 6-month stint as acting Director , Defense Research and Engineering, while they went through the political appointee selection process.
1960-1987
Air Force Flight Test Center(AFFTC), civil service. Held a variety of positions. Was the AFFTC project engineer on the B-52H and initial F-111 test programs; other positions included chief of the fighter engineering branch where I participated in the F-15 and F-16 source selections and development of the initial test programs. One of my most interesting experiences was being the project engineer for the initial exploitation of the MiG-21, which was done covertly in 1968, results were recently declassified. Became the AFFTC Technical Director in 1985.
1957-1960
Air Force Officer. Spent most of my tour in flight test at Edwards. Worked on the F-105B stability and control, B-52/X-15 carrier and B-52G test programs.
1956-1957
Convair San Diego Division, Edwards Flight Test Location. Worked as a grunt engineer on the F-102 and initial F-106 flight test programs. (Ron Petrick and Emil Dubatowski were there as well).