Background
Petersen, Arne Joaquin was born on January 27, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Hans Marie Theodore and Astrid Maria (Pedersen) Petersen.
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Arne Joaquin Petersen
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Associate of Arts, Compton College, 1957; Bachelor of Science, California State University, Long Beach, 1959; Bachelor, University of California, Irvine, 1975.
Career
Chemist/scientist, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, California, 1959-1962; engineer, scientist, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, California, 1962-1965; project, senior project engineer, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, California, 1965-1974; project/program manager, Beckman Clinical Operations, Fullerton/Brea, California, 1974-1980; operations manager, Graphic Controls Corporation, Irvine, 1980-1982; engineer/research and development manager, Carle Instruments Chromatography, Anaheim, California, 1982-1984; operations manager, Magnaflux/X-Ray Development, Los Angeles, 1984-1985; research and development director, new products, American Chemical Systems, Irvine, California, 1985-1986; research associate, University of California, Irvine, 1987-1988; independent consultant, contractor, sales real estate investment, since 1989. Career guidance counselor University of California, Irvine, 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer F.I.S.H., Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, California. Basketball coachBoys-Girls Club, Newport Beach, 1975-1978, baseball coach Newport Beach Parks, 1975-1978. Advising committee Newport/Costa Mesa School Board, 1974-1975.
Executive service with Agency for International Development, International Executive Svc. Corps, Egypt, 1993-1994. Member biomedical Engineering Society, University of California Irvine Club (board directors), Kappa Sigma (founder California State.
U., Long Beach chapter).
Connections
Married Sandra Joyce Sharp, August 12, 1961. Children: Christina Lynn, Kurt Arne.
