Experience

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  Monterey Bay Aquarium

  • Monterey, California

  • Guide/Special Tours & Events/Sailing Adventures

    • Aug 1997 - Present
    • Monterey, California

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  Foundation Trust Fund

  • All Saints' Episcopal Church Carmel, Carmel California

  • President

    • Jan 2004 - Jan 2010
    • All Saints' Episcopal Church Carmel, Carmel California

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  County of Monterey

  • Salinas, California

  • Grand Jury Monterey County

    • Jan 2004 - Dec 2004
    • Salinas, California

    Protem Foreman. Civil Law

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  Pacific Properties Company

  • Los Angeles County/Orange County California

  • Owner/ General Partner

    • Oct 1969 - Jun 1995
    • Los Angeles County/Orange County California

    Investor/Owner/General Partner....Residential Income Properties (1031 Exchanges)

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  Hughes Aircraft Company

  • Member of the Executive Management - Business Manager Major Programs

    • Jan 1984 - Dec 1989

    As a Member of the Executive Management of Hughes Aircraft Company and throughout this entire 20 year period May 1970 thru December 1989 I headed the Business, Financial, and Operational Management activities within the Hughes Space and Communication Group, Hughes Electronics, and Hughes Aerospace Divisions. Additional to that was my participation on a special team responsible for trouble shooting problem areas encountered within all Divisions of the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the Malibu Research Center, Santa Barbara Research Labs, Space and Communications and Aerospace groups, etc. Including responsibility for the financial and business portions of all major Proposals for new business opportunities and those in Response to Requests for Proposal from prospective Customers.

  • Executive Mnagement Hughes Aircraft Company

    • May 1970 - Dec 1989

    Over the next near 20 years I progressively advanced to broaden my exposure to the various product lines and related Business and Financial Operations. First as Manager Business Management Defense Systems Division, various programs involved with all Military Services including Air Force, Navy, Defense Department and Special Operational Agencies, National Reconnaissance and Intelligence Agency (CIA), NASA, etc. Later as Manager Program Business Management Commercial Systems Division adding Domestic Companies and Foreign National Companies and Governments. These responsibilities were later consolidated and broadened under the position of Manager Business Management Major Programs, Hughes Aircraft Company. As a Member of the Executive Management of Hughes Aircraft Company and throughout this entire time period I headed the Business, Financial, and Operational Management activities within the Hughes Space and Communication, Hughes Electronics, and Aerospace Divisions. Additional to that was my participation on a special team responsible for trouble shooting problem areas encountered within all Divisions of the company, including the Malibu Research Center, Santa Barbara Research Labs, Space and Communications, etc. Major Proposals for new business opportunities and those in Response to Requests for Proposal from prospective Customers.

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  Hughes Aircraft Company Defence and Space

  • El Segundo Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Various (See Description)

    • Apr 1968 - Apr 1970
    • El Segundo Greater Los Angeles Area

    I developed a close relationship with Howard R. Hughes and the circle of those who closely surrounded him. Neil McCarthy Personal attorney to Howard Hughes and Vice President the Hughes Organization, Dr. Larry Chaffin, who cared for him from July 7, 1946 following the near-fatal crash of the XF-11 prototype reconnaissance aircraft into the Los Angeles Country Club in Beverly Hills until his death on April 5, 1976, Nadine Henley executive,aid, and confident to Howard Hughes, Bill Berry designated pilot of the "Spruce Goose" and various others from the mid 1950's until his death. Visiting with him at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Offices at 7000 Romaine St Hollywood, Desert Inn and Sands Hotel Las Vegas, Xanadu Beach Resort Grand Bahamas, etc. Another story for another time.I continued multi-tasking within the Space and Communications, Hughes Electronics and the Hughes Aircraft Company. As the business grew my responsibilities grew. When I first started we were a company of a little over 10,000 employees, when I ended near 30 years later we were approaching 100,000 employees and the largest contractor of Electronics to the Pentagon in 1990. I rapidly advanced from Systems Engineering/Specifications Writer in 1958 to a Group Head of Business Administration to a Section Head Business Management then to a Department Manager.within the Space Systems Division while continuing Special Assignments throughout the company.

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  Hughes Aircraft Company/Hughes Communications and Space

  • El Segundo California/Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Engineering Laboratories (See Description of Responsibilities) Headed Financial and Business Mgmt.

    • Apr 1965 - Jun 1968
    • El Segundo California/Greater Los Angeles Area

    A planned two day trip to defend the contractual elements of the ATS Program resulted in a two week contract renegotiation. I was elevated to being responsible for the financial and business portions of all Space Exploration Vehicles and Communication Satellite Programs including Engineering, Manufacturing, and Testing within the Space Systems Division Engineering Laboratories. And the creation of a Special Task Force responsible for problem solving withing the Hughes Space and Communications, Hughes Electronics, and the Hughes Aircraft Company with Carte Balanche arrangements within the entire Hughes Aircraft Company Expanding and lasting the better part of 20 years.

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  Howard Hughes/Hughes Aircraft Company

  • Space Systems Division - Engineering Laboratories- Operations and Financial Management ATS Program

    • Oct 1964 - Apr 1965

    Placed in a geosynchronous orbit, 22,300 miles from earth, the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS) Program (NASA) was the first major satellite program by Hughes Aircraft Company following the introduction of the Syncom Communication satellites. Each of six ATS spacecraft carried a variety of communications, meteorology, and scientific experiments, in addition to providing a platform for evaluating three different kinds of spacecraft stabilization platforms. During its 18-year lifetime, ATS-1 examined spin stabilization techniques, investigated the geostationary environment, and performed several communications experiments. Its VHF experiment tested the ability to act as a link between ground stations and aircraft, demonstrated collection of meteorological data from remote terminals, and evaluated the feasibility of using VHF signals for navigation. It also transmitted educational programs and provided health, research, and community services to the United States and several Pacific locations, including the Cook, Mariana, Marshall and Caroline islands, as well as West and American Samoa, Melanesia, New Zealand and Australia. The mission also provided the first full-Earth cloud cover images.Originally structured as a fixed price contract it soon presented an impossible Engineering task to achieve. One design concept with a passive thermal control and the other, an active thermal control vehicle with two different forms of stabilization. Also the concept of how many experiments could be designed keeping the same mounting arrangement considering space, layout and loads criteria . Hughes nearly lost the contract. A costly error requiring a contract renegotiation at best. I was brought in a few months prior to the disclosure of a major cost overrun and missed schedule milestones. I was tasked to put it back together financially and help to contractually correct an embarrassing moment for Hughes in its introduction to being a recognized Aerospace Contractor.

  • Design Engineering Business Administrator

    • Sep 1963 - Oct 1964

    VDesign Engineering of various Missile and Aircraft Programs

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  Northrop Grumman Corporation Nortronics Division

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Engineering: Operations and Business Management

    • Oct 1962 - Sep 1963
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Various Aircraft and Missile Programs

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  Electro Systems Division of Arrow

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Vice President

    • Nov 1961 - Sep 1962
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Operations and Business Management

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  North American Rockwell

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Special Assignments Man - Manufacturing Division

    • Apr 1961 - Nov 1961
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Staff Operations and Business Management High Performance Aircraft....X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Powered Experimental Aircraft; B-70 Valkyrie Bomber; B-2 Spirit Bomber (proposal to the B-2 Stealth Bomber); Sabre Liner aircraft; Polaris Submarine Navigational System and Various Missile Programs

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  Technical Products Division of WKC (Fairchild Camera)

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Marketing Assistant

    • Sep 1960 - Mar 1961
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Marketing Representative for Various Electronic Components, Flight Data Recorders, Five Color News Paper Printers, High Performance Aircraft Pitot Static Tubes, and Stabilization Platforms For Sea Launched Missiles

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  Howard Hughes/Hughes Aircraft Co.

  • Culver City, LosAngeles, California

  • SystemsEngineering/Guided Missile Labs

    • Sep 1958 - Sep 1960
    • Culver City, LosAngeles, California

    Programs: GAR-11 and GAR-9. GAR-11, a transitional Air-to-Air Guided Missile capable of Nuclear or Conventional Payload, Doppler Fusing, IR heat seeking or Radar Lock-On in the early days of missile warfare.

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  Remington Technologies

  • Field Representative

    • Feb 1958 - Aug 1958

    Marketing and Sales

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  The Wall Street Journal

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • District Manager

    • Aug 1957 - Feb 1958
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

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  United State Navy

  • U.S.S. Pilippine Sea CVA/CVS-47

  • Ensign - Lieutenant

    • Jul 1955 - Jul 1957
    • U.S.S. Pilippine Sea CVA/CVS-47

    Aircraft Carrier - Line Officer, Air Xfer Officer, COD Officer...General Quarters Station: Junior Officer of the Deck ( Bridge)