Background
Thesen, Arne was born on May 6, 1943 in Oslo. Son of Gudbrand and Astrid (Siggerud) Thesen. came to the United States, 1963.
Industrial engineering educator
Thesen, Arne was born on May 6, 1943 in Oslo. Son of Gudbrand and Astrid (Siggerud) Thesen. came to the United States, 1963.
Student, Schous Tekniske Institute, Oslo, 1961-1963; Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1965; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1972.
Systems analyst, Bell Telephone laboratories, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1970-1972; professor department industrial engineering, University of Wisconsin -Madison, since 1972; department chairman industrial engineering, 1978-1981, 91-95; professor department computer science, 1981-1993; partner, Troll Associations, Madison, 1976-1984; principal, Troll Software, Madison, since 1984.
With Royal Norwegian Air Force, 1965-1966. Member Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Institute for Industrial Engineering.
Married Maria Tan, January 25, 1969 (divorced December 1987). Children: Anita Mei-Ling, Britt Wei-Ling. Married Sharon W. Foster, June 21, 1991 (divorced March 1994).