Background
Witt, Christopher John was born on December 24, 1931 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Christopher Willie Arthur and Marie Louise (Roth) Witt.
Witt, Christopher John was born on December 24, 1931 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Christopher Willie Arthur and Marie Louise (Roth) Witt.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, 1953. Master of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, 1954. Postgraduate, Cornell University, 1985.
Research fellow, Microwave Research Institute, Brooklyn, 1953-1954; senior engineer guidance and control, Sperry Gyroscope Company, Lake Success, New York, 1956-1963; lunar module guidance and control project engineer, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1963-1968; section chief guidance and control, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1966-1968; manager orbiting astronomical observatory, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1968-1970; manager system engineering, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1970-1973; director Schwendler Development Center, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1973-1987; director corporation development laboratories, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, since 1987.
Member zoning board appeals Village of Laurel Hollow, New York, since 1968. Troop committee chairman and asm. troop 360 Boy Scouts American, Huntington, New York, since 1975. President Polytechnic University Alumni Association, Brooklyn, 1989-1991.
Teacher Sunday school Oyster Bay Presbyterian Church, 1983-1986. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, chairman audit committee), Aircraft Industry Association (ad-hoc committee on ultra reliable electronics), National Security Industry Association (executive committee member research and engineering committee since 1991, chairman international technical subcommittee research and engineering committee since 1991), Grumman Flying Club (pilot), Sigma Xi.
Married Clara Elsie Scheuing, July 5, 1958. Children: Erika Lynn Witt-Seiden, Christopher Frank.