David Nathan Raffel

Background

Raffel, David Nathan was born on July 23, 1929 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Ezekial Michael and Miriam (Goldstein) Raffel.

Education

Biosystems Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, University Michigan, 1950. Postgraduate, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1954. Postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1958.

Postgraduate, University Texas, El Paso, since 1987.

Career

Junior engineer S. Morgan Smith Company, York, Pennsylvania, 1950-1951. From engineer to vice president Harza Engineering Company, Chicago, 1953-1970. Chairman, president Harza de Argentina, S.A.T.C., Buenos Aires, 1968-1970.

Owner, chief engineer PROTRANS Consultant, El Paso, since 1970. Consultant World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Tennessee Valley Authority, Aluminum Company of America.

Achievements

• Registered professional engineer, Michigan, Illinois, California, Texas, Utah, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington.

Membership

Board of directors El Paso Symphony Association, 1979-1984, Ballet El Paso, 1982-1984. Corporal United States Army, 1951-1953. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman hydropower committee 1986-1988), National Fire Protection Association(sub-commission on hydroelectric plants since 1982).

Interests

• Avocations: piano music, swimming, walking, camping, reading.

Connections

Married Sandra Marlene Meunier de Lagasse, February 6, 1960 (divorced October 1984). Children: Elizabeth Raffel Myers, Rebecca Raffel Willmschen, Madeleine Raffel Liu, Jessica Raffel Pope, Daniel.

Father:

Ezekial Michael Raffel

Mother:

Miriam (Goldstein) Raffel

Spouse:

Sandra Marlene Meunier de Lagasse

child:

Daniel Raffel

child:

Madeleine Raffel Liu Raffel

child:

Elizabeth Raffel Myers Raffel

child:

Rebecca Raffel Willmschen Raffel

child:

Jessica Raffel Pope Raffel