Arthur Belefant

Background

Belefant, Arthur was born on June 17, 1927 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Lena Helen (Roth) Belefant.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, City College of New York, 1949. Bachelor in Management, University Maryland, 1964. Master of Science in Management, Florida Institute of Technology, 1969.

Career

President Belefant Associates, Inc., Cocoa Beach, Florida, 1966-1979. Chief electrical engineer Louis Berger International, Tel Aviv, 1979-1981. Director operations Frank E. Basil, Inc., Washington, 1981-1984.

Assistant project manager TRW, Omaha, 1984-1987, senior staff engineer Redondo Beach, California, 1987-1990. Principal project engineer Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, 1990-1991. Consultant engineer in forensics Melbourne Beach, Florida, since 1991.

Instructor Facilities Engineering Fashion Institute Of Technology, 1993—1994. Member Canaveral Council Technology Society, Cape Canaveral, Florida, chairman 1977. Lieutenant governor committee on the Space Shuttle, Kennedy Space Center, 1970.

With United States Army Air Force, 1947-1948.

Achievements

• Arthur Belefant has been listed as a noteworthy Engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Board Adjustment, Melbourne Beach, 1992-1995, General Services Administration Citizens Advisory Board, Atla., 1978. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, chairman Small Business Innovation Research chapter 1995-1996, Certified Appreciation Melbourne section 2007), Society of America Military Engineers (president Canaveral post president 1972, Engineer of Year 1971), Illuminating Engineering Society (emeritus, Award for Library. light 1970), Florida Engineering Society (Outstanding Civic Contribution award 1977, Engineer of Year Indian River chapter 1971).

Connections

Married Rita Myra Sinclair, July 29, 1958. Children: Helen Miller, Brian, Sterling.

Father:

Benjamin Belefant

Mother:

Lena Helen (Roth) Belefant

Spouse:

Rita Myra Sinclair

child:

Brian Belefant

child:

Helen Miller Belefant

child:

Sterling Belefant