Background
Jortberg, Robert Francis was born on February 2, 1926 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Charles Augustus and Adelaide Cecelia (Mahoney) Jortberg.
naval officer construction company executive
Jortberg, Robert Francis was born on February 2, 1926 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Charles Augustus and Adelaide Cecelia (Mahoney) Jortberg.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1947; Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1951; Master of Science in Mgmt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1958.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1947; advanced through grades to rear admiral, United States Navy, 1974; chief staff officer, (30th Naval Construction Regiment), Vietnam, 1966-1967; S.E. Asia program manager, (Naval Facilities Engineering Command), 1967-1969; public works officer, deputy superintendent management, (United States Naval Academy), 1969-1972; officer charge construction, Department Defense contracts, Vietnam, 1972; commander officer, Western division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, San Bruno, California, 1973-1974; director shore facilities division, Office Chief Naval Operations, Washington, 1974-1979; retired, Office Chief Naval Operations, 1979; vice president, Lummus Company, engineers and constructors, Bloomfield, New Jersey, since 1979; president, Lummus Construction Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1984-1986; associate director, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Texas, since 1988. Senior lecturer civil engineer department University Texas, Austin.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of America Military Engineers, United States Naval Institute, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Kathleen Ann Farrell, May 8, 1948. Children— Robert Francis, Anna Mary, Christina Francesca.