Background
Bitondo, Domenic was born on June 7, 1925 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Son of Vito Leonard and Vita Maria (Gallipoli) Bitondo. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1956.
Bitondo, Domenic was born on June 7, 1925 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Son of Vito Leonard and Vita Maria (Gallipoli) Bitondo. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1956.
Bachelor of Science, University Toronto, 1947. Master of Science, University Toronto, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1950.
Aerodynamist, Aerophysics division, North America Aviation Company, Downey, California, 1950-1951;
project engineer to chief of aerodynamics, Aerophysics Development Corporation, Santa Barbara, 1951-1959;
staff engineer, Northrup Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1959-1960;
head test planning and analysis, TRW Systems, Inc., El Segundo, California, 1960-1961;
department head aeromechanics department Systems Research and Planning division, founder, director Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems Program (ABRES), Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, 1961-1963;
director engineering, Aerospace Systems division Bendix Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1963-1969;
engineering manager, Apollo lunar science experiments, 1966;
director, general manager, Bendix Research laboratories, Southfield, Michigan, 1969-1979;
executive director research and development, Bendix Corporation, Southfield, Michigan, 1979-1980;
president, Bitondo Associations Inc., Ann Arbor, since 1980. Gordon N. Patterson lecturer U. Toronto, 1976. Trustee Central Solar Energy and Research Corporation, Detroit, 1978-1980.
Director Continental Controls Corporation, San Diego. Defense Research Board Canada assistant, 1948, National Research Council assistant, 1947.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Research Council (member committee on management technical), National Academy of Sciences (member task force to Indonesia in methodology of technical planning), Michigan Energy Resource Research Association (trustee 1978), National Management Association (Gold Knight award), Industrial Research Institute (emeritus).
Married Delphine May Dicola, June 11, 1949. Children— Michael, Annamarie, David, Marisa.