He received the A. S. in Drafting and Design Engineering Technology and the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1981 and 1985 respectively. Mr. Sweeney also received the M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 from Case Western Reserve University. He is certified as a Quality Engineer 17106 by the American Society for Quality. Mr. Sweeney is a Licensed Professional Engineer PE 041960E in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.