Background
Eckdahl, Donald Edward was born on April 29, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edward Bernhard and Esther Amelia (Nystrom) Eckdahl.
manufacturing company executive
Eckdahl, Donald Edward was born on April 29, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edward Bernhard and Esther Amelia (Nystrom) Eckdahl.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1944; M.S.E.E., University of Southern California, 1949.
Project engineer, Northrop Aircraft Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1946-1950; founder, vice president operations, Computer Research Corporation, Hawthorne, 1950-1953; vice president, general manager data processing division, NCR Corporation, Hawthorne, 1953-1970; senior vice president engineering and manufacturing group, NCR Corporation, Dayton, Ohio., 1970-1981; senior vice president engineering and manufacturing group, NCR Corporation, retired, 1981; senior vice president, McCray, Shriver, Eckdahl and Associations, Inc., Los Angeles, 1982-1984; president, chief Executive officer, Chairman of the Board, Multiflow Computer Inc., Branford, Connecticut, 1984-1990; partner, European Space Agency, Madison, Connecticut, since 1990.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery.
Married Barbara D. Crease, May 1, 1981. Children by previous marriage: Karin, Robert.