Background
Gould, Alvin R. was born on May 16, 1922 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charlie I. and Laura (Klos) Gould.
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Alvin R. Gould
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Education
Graduate public schools.
Career
Member engineering department, Pacific Car & Foundry Company, Renton, Washington, 1943-1945; assistant manager industrial sales, Pacific Car & Foundry Company, Renton, Washington, 1945-1948; manager industrial sales, Pacific Car & Foundry Company, Renton, Washington, 1948-1955; general sales manager, Pacific Car & Foundry Company, Renton, Washington, 1956-1960; general sales manager, Peterbilt Motors Company, Newark, California, 1961-1964; vice-president, director, general sales manager, Honolulu Iron Works Company, 1964-1966; executive vice president, director, chief operating officer, Honolulu Iron Works Company, 1966; president, director, chief Executive officer, Honolulu Iron Works Company, 1966-1971; group president Food Equipment Group, Ward Foods Inc., New York City, 1970-1971; vice president merchandising, Dillingham Corporation, Honolulu, 1972-1975; vice president mining and merchandising, Dillingham Corporation, Honolulu, 1973-1974; group vice president mining and merchandising, member executive management committee, Dillingham Corporation, Honolulu president, Truck Center Corporation, Seattle, 1976-1990; co-owner, secretary-treasurer, Truck Center Corporation, Seattle, 1991-1995; private practice in personal investments, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member national export expansion Council Department Commerce, 1969—1974, chairman regional export expansion council, 1969—1974. Member Western Regional Export Council. Chairman Honolulu Export Council, 1975—1977.
Chairman board trustees Hawaii Pacific College, 1973—1977. Board directors Center International Business. Member of Hawaii Association Industries (vice president, board directors 1975-1976), Hawaii World Trade Association (member executive committee 1968-1969), Navy League (board directors), Hawaii Chamber of Commerce (chairman trade committee 1968-1969), Rainier Club, Outrigger Canoe Club, Rotary.
Connections
Married Ruth Nelson, May 25, 1946. Children: Stephen Charles, Jon Patrick.
