Ed has a BS in Aerospace Engineering (Honors and high Distinction) from the University of Arizona and an MA in Systems Theory. When he was working at the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, Bertha Ryan gave him his first glider ride. He became a pilot/mechanic with JAARS in the Philippines and Sudan, Africa. He is a managing partner of the consulting firm Cumulus Resources and a college professor teaching executive MBA students at the University of Oregon and Willamette University.