Education

Scientific and Professional Education

• Post Graduate Studies - Optical Physics, New Mexico State University. Completed all but dissertation (ABD) requirements for a PhD in Physics (total of 37 semester hours beyond MS in Physics). Also includes coursework from U of Arizona, U of New Mexico, and U of Idaho. GPA 3.84.
• MS - Physics, May 1984, California State University Northridge. GPA 3.87.
• BS - Physics, May 1978, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. GPA 3.64.
• Various non-credit courses in engineering, management, and business through employers.

Honors:

• Sigma Pi Sigma - National Physics Honor Society.
• Pi Mu Epsilon - National Mathematics Honor Society.
• Phi Theta Kappa - National Junior College Honor Society.
• Hughes PhD Fellowship - paid for much of my post graduate studies.

Religious Education

• Graduate Level Religious Studies - Columbia International University. 6 semester hours of seminary level graduate studies.
• Inductive Bible Study Methods through Precept Ministries. Certified to teach Precept Inductive Bible Study courses. Have taught Precept courses in Daniel, Revelation, Colossians.
• Personal Study - have conducted significant personal study on Christian Apologetics, Basic Christian Doctrine, Old Testament Survey, various books of the Bible, Creation-Evolution issues, and other religions. Have taught classes on many of these subjects.
• Various classes on Bible, Christian Doctrine, and Practical Christian Living - through church, Evangelism Explosion, and Campus Crusuade for Christ during college.

Professional Experience

• Scientific - 29+ years of R&D experience in optical physics and engineering. Employers include:
  • Private industry
  • NASA and Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories
  • University settings
  • Professional consulting
• Teaching
  • Developed and taught a course on Fundamentals of Lasers and Applications.
  • Taught several college level physics laboratory classes.
  • Lectured and demonstrated laser technology to students through an 8th Grade Science Enrichment Program in the public schools.
• Patents - Hold 7 patents & 2 pending patents.
• Awards - Granted a 1998 R&D 100 Award - a national award granted by R&D Magazine for what it considered one of the top 100 technology developments during 1998.
• Publications - Have written and presented a number of scientific conference papers, some of which are published in proceedings.