Richard Eilers:
CLASS OF 1969
Cleveland High SchoolClass of 1969
St. louis, MO
Air War CollegeClass of 1991
Montgomery, AL
Southwest High SchoolClass of 1969
St. louis, MO
Richard's Story
In a nutshell:
- spent 4 years at the Air Force Academy followed by 22+ years in the Air Force retiring in 1995, highest rank selected, Colonel
- endured 15 years in industry including stints as a senior engineer, chief scientist/engineer and/or executive IT architect with BDM/TRW, Computer Sciences Corporation and IBM
- retired in April 2010 to a strenuous life of reading, playing with the grand kids, engaging in prehistoric and historic archaeology in Virginia and Texas, cooking, house repair and remodeling, now spending quality time learning the fine art of gold mining and panning ( I manage to consult 1-2 weeks a year to pay for my hobbies and Coca Colas)
- completed the following degrees: BS and MS in Electrical Engineering, MBA, ME in Systems Eng...Expand for more
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- attended the following colleges: USAFA, U of West Florida, U of Dayton, AIr Force Institute of Technology (Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu), Air Command and Staff College, Air War College, George Mason University, University of Virginia, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Defense Acquisition University
- undertook graduate and post graduate work in computational sciences, military strategy, political science, operation research, international relations(South Asia specialization), and leadership
- married 38 years to a wonderful Alabama Gal from Auburn University, three children ( a George Mason, a U of Virginia and an Auburn graduate), three grandchildren and 1 cat
- lived in Burke VA (16 miles southwest of wash DC) for 23 of the last 28 years
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