Background
Varagona, Alan Joseph was born on September 13, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Jospeh James and Celeste Varagona.
Aircraft design specialist/engineer
Varagona, Alan Joseph was born on September 13, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Jospeh James and Celeste Varagona.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Tennessee, 1983; postgraduate, Indiana U.-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1984-1985; postgraduate, Georgia Institute Technology, 1986-1987.
Cooperative mechanic engineer, Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, Indiana, 1980-1982; construction engineering heat exchanger design, Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, Indiana, 1982-1983; avionics packaging engineer, Naval Avionics Center, Indianapolis, 1983-1985; flight station designerer/developer, Lockheed Aero. Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia, since 1985. Design draftman Marmon Transmotive, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1982-1983.
Chairman parish mission committee Transfiguration Church, 1986, member adult education committee, 1987-1988, instructor seminars, 1988, member leadership team transfiguration prayer group Archdiocese of Atlanta, since 1987. Sergeant United States Army, 1975-1979, Korea. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman, secretary, treasurer Atlanta section 1990-1994, National Membership Chairpersons award 1989, 90, Member of Year 1989-1990), National Management Association (Booster 1988-1994), Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Sheila LaVerne Dawson, April 11, 1980. Children: Tanina Joanna, Allison Celestina, Angelina Kristine.