Background
Sheffield, Robert Earl was born on October 31, 1950 in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lurton Hoyt and Elizabeth Lucille (Foster) Sheffield.
Sheffield, Robert Earl was born on October 31, 1950 in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lurton Hoyt and Elizabeth Lucille (Foster) Sheffield.
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1972.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1972; advanced through grades to captain, United States Air Force, 1976; fighter pilot, United States Air Force, various locations, 1972-1979; weapons school instructor, then test pilot, United States Air Force, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1979-1982; resigned, United States Air Force, 1982; production engineer, Shell Western E&P, Incorporated, New York Orleans, 1982-1985; senior production engineer, Shell Development Company's Bellaire Research Center, Houston, 1985-1987; division production engineer, Shell Western E&P, Inc., Houston, 1987-1989; production superintendent, Shell Western E&P Inc., Houston, since 1989.
Member Society Petroleum Engineers.
Married Trudy Ann Hodges, January 28, 1975 (divorced 1980).