Background
Owen, David John was born on May 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Warren David and Ruth Elizabeth (Thompson) Owen.
Owen, David John was born on May 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Warren David and Ruth Elizabeth (Thompson) Owen.
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942—1943. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1945.
Commissary production supervisor John R. Thompson Restaurant Company, Chicago, 1947—1951, 1953—1954. Production supervisor, warehouse manager Procter & Gamble Company, 1954—1958. Section head Ivorydale Technology Center, Cincinnati, 1958—1969.
Chief engineer Industrial Engineering Institute, Milwaukee, 1970—1973. Executive vice president Industrial Engineering Consultant Inc., 1973. Plant manager Pepsi-Cola, Milwaukee, 1970—1973.
Executive vice president Industrial Engineering Consultant Inc., 1973. Plant manager Pepsi-Cola, Milwaukee, 1974—1977. Vice president operations National Beverages Inc., Orlando, 1977—1981.
Consultant Global Corporate Challenge Beverages, 1982—1984. Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946, served with United States Navy, 1951-1953.
Member of National Society Professional Engineers, American Institute Plant Engineers, Winter Park Racquet, University Club.
Married Jean Frances Malcomson Owen, July 3, 1948. Children: Frances Thompson, Ruth MacKinlay, David John.