Background
Peckham, Donald was born on February 8, 1932 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. Son of Donald Seth and Crystal (Maytum) Peckham.
Peckham, Donald was born on February 8, 1932 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. Son of Donald Seth and Crystal (Maytum) Peckham.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Washington, 1957. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1958.
Engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1957-1960; senior engineer Nortronics division, Northrup Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1960-1961; research scientist Nortronics division, Northrup Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1965-1967; technical director Aircraft division, Northrup Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1985-1992; vice president, Digitek Corporation, Inglewood, California, 1961-1963; vice president, general manager, Digitek Corporation, Los Angeles, 1963-1965; member of staff, Decade Computer Corporation, Huntington Beach, 1967-1971; manager software, Pertec Computer Corporation, Santa Ana, California, 1971-1981; manager software tools, CXC Corporation, Irvine, California, 1981-1985; instructor, University of Southern California, 1960-1961; vice president, Modern Software Inc., Carlsbad, California, since 1992.
With United States Navy, 1950-1954. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Jeanette G. Mackenzie, June 20, 1967 (divorced January 1995). Children: Dean, Deanna Jean.