David William Christensen

Background

Christensen, David William was born on January 19, 1937 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Christopher Drost and Wilma (Hallowell) Christensen.

Education

Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954-1958; Bachelor, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1960; Master of Information Management in International Management with honors, American Graduate School, Glendale, Arizona, 1973.

Career

Project engineer, North American Rockwell, Anaheim, California, 1963-1970; project engineer, Litton Ingalls Ships, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1970-1973; coordinator of finance, Sonatrach Oil Corporation, Algiers, Algeria, 1975-1978; revenue consultant, Saudi Arabian Bechtel, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1980; senior planner, Arabian American Oil Corporation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1980-1986; strategic planning and project controls, Bechtel Power Corporation, San Francisco, since 1987. Member (from Jubail) Saudi Royal Commission Committee on Industrial Development, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1980. Lecturer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1964, citizens advisory group, subcommittee Savannah River Site, South Carolina.

Consultant Department of Energy, United States Congress on tritium and plutonium projects.

Achievements

• David William Christensen has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Charcot-Marie-Toothe Association, Baltimore, since 1987, Gertrude Herbert The Art Institute of Chicago, Augusta, Georgia, since 1990, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Santa Barbara, California, 1960-1964. Member NSPE (power group 1990), Society American Military Engineers.

Connections

Married Felicity Ann Bush, November 2, 1963. Children: Karen Anne, Paul Thomas.

Father:

Christopher Drost Christensen

Mother:

Wilma (Hallowell) Christensen

Spouse:

Felicity Ann Bush

child:

Paul Thomas Christensen

child:

Karen Anne Christensen