See "A Tribute to Charlie Van Norman" by Bob Kennington for a complete history of Charlie's career.
From http://www.sfte.org/in-memoriam/430-charlie-van-norman-1943-2015 a condensed version of above document.
Charles Vernon Van Norman was born in Los Angeles, California on February 1, 1943. “Charlie” graduated from California Polytechnic Institute San Luis Obispo in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and also earned a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1974. In the summer of 1964 he was hired as a civilian employee at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards AFB, California shortly after graduating from Cal Poly. He was a performance and flying qualities engineer on projects such as YAT-28E, RB-57F, Lear Jet Model 23, U-10B, XC-142A, C-123K, C-5A, EC-47Q, NC-123X, C-130A, C- 130B, B-52A and B-52G, A-9A, YF-16, B-1B, and various aircraft associated with the Have Idea program. He later became the section chief of the P&FQ branch and was a Program Manager for Joint Air Force/NASA testing of the F-111 TACT, HiMat, AFTI-16 and AFTI-111 research aircraft. Charlie then served in a number of senior roles at AFFTC including Deputy Chief, Flight Dynamics Division; Deputy for Data, Air Launched Cruise Missile; Deputy for Operations and Chief, Computer Sciences Division; Deputy Director, 6521 Range Squadron; Director and Deputy Director, B-2 Combined Test Force; and Senior Technical Advisor for the 412th Test Wing.
Charlie retired from civil service in February 1998. He moved from his home in Lancaster, California to a new home he designed and built in Wellington, Nevada. He started working as a government support contractor with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), TYBRIN, and INQU LLC on various projects.
Charlie was a winner of the Society of Flight Test Engineers Kelly Johnson Award Winner in 1996 and was a Fellow & Life Member of SFTE.