BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 Steven Frank Butler was born on December 18, 1955, in Valparaiso,

 Florida. He attended Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach,

 Florida, where he took great interest in the growing field of lasers.

 In 1973 he entered the University of Florida on a mathematics

 scholarship but later changed his major to physics to pursue optics.

 He graduated with honors in 1976 and entered the University of Florida

 graduate school in electrical engineering where he studied

 communication theory. He received his M.S. in 1978 after completing

 his thesis on "Atmospheric Sounding Using a Frequency Modulated

 Radar." During these years at the University of Florida, he was an

 active member of the Amateur Radio Club, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma,

 Eta Kappa Nu, and student government.

 Upon graduation, Mr. Butler became involved with infrared

measurements for the Air Force at Eglin AFB, Florida. Until 1982, he

was involved in the design and use of infrared sensors and the

analysis of infrared signatures. In 1982, he transferred to the

Armament Laboratory Optics Research Group at Eglin to pursue optical

processing research for target recognition. Having taken classes

during his work at Eglin, Mr. Butler went back to the University of

Florida campus from 1983 to 1984 for full-time study in aerospace

engineering. Since his return to Eglin, Mr. Butler has led a team of

engineers in the development of holographic matched filters for use in

guided missiles.