Dr. Volgenau has 40 years experience analyzing, designing, and developing large technological systems of all types. He was commissioned as an Air Force lieutenant in 1955. Early in his career, he worked on the development of space boosters and satellites and taught in the field of astronautics. In the late 60s and mid 70s he was an analyst and team leader in the Office of the Secretary of Defense conducting large scale weapon system and command structure analyses. From 1970 to 1974 he held positions as manager of software and data base development and later program manager for a very large computer system. He was also Director of Data Automation for the Air Force Logistics Command. He retired as a colonel in the Air Force in 1976 after 20 years of service.

From 1976 to 1978 Dr. Volgenau was Director of Inspection and Enforcement in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In this position, he managed an office of about 700 engineers and physicists that inspected all of the commercial nuclear power plants under construction and in operation in the United States.

Dr. Volgenau received his PhD in engineering in 1966 from the University of California at Los Angeles. His PhD fields were control theory, computer design, and management science. He also holds a master's degree in electrical engineering and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Dr. Volgenau is a professional engineer, a member of Tau Beta Pi, and a graduate of the Air Force astronaut course. For eight years he taught graduate courses in electrical engineering, computer systems, and operations research at the University of California at Los Angeles, American University, and George Washington University.