Richard (Chip) Heyl
Chip graduated from Bowling Green State University as a Mathematics Major (BS in College of Education) in 1963 and worked in the intelligence community for 30 years as a system engineer. In 1995 his employer's direction was shifted toward civil activities, changing his professional focus. He retired after twenty-nine years employment with TRW/Northrop-Grumman Mission Systems on October 1, 2003.
Chip had spent almost ten years with the Central Intelligence Agency prior to his employment with TRW, and participated in the year long DD/S&T Career Development Course, the equivalent of a Masters in Intelligence Studies within the Intelligence Community.
Having always been an avid competitive golfer, since retiring, Chip has turned his attention to golf instruction. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus, instructing both beginning and intermediate golf classes since 1993. He has written four golfing publications.
Chip and his wife, Skip (the former Marcella Jean Charville), have one married daughter (Michelle Wright) and three grandchildren living in nearby Ashburn, Virginia. The Heyl's live in Sterling, Virginia.