Background
Ritchie, Eric Robert David was born on January 11, 1942 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Came to the United States, 1968.
Ritchie, Eric Robert David was born on January 11, 1942 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Came to the United States, 1968.
BME, General Motors Institute, 1967; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Union College, 1972.
Process engineer, General Motors of Canada Ltd., 1964-1968; manager plant engineering, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1968-1973; manager international facilities, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1973-1978; manager plant engineering services, John Deere Waterloo Works, Waterloo, Iowa., 1978-1985; manager materials engineering, John Deere Component Works, Waterloo, 1985-1989; operations manager, Garrett Productos Automotrices, Mexicali, Mexico, 1989-1990; corporation manufacturing engineering manager, Sulzer Bingham Pumps Inc.,, Portland, Oregon, 1990-1993; corporation materials manager, Sulzer Bingham Pumps Inc.,, Portland, Oregon, 1993-1995; vice president operations, Christensen Shipyards Ltd., Vancouver, Washington, 1996-1997; general manager construction equipment manufacturing, Woods Equipment Company, La Mirada, California, since 1997.
Active planning and allocation committee Cedar Valley United Way, Waterloo, 1986-1989. Elder, session leader, State St. Presbyterian Church, Schenectady, 1972-1978, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, 1979-1982, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, since 1993. Member Mayors Commission Municipal Power, Waterloo,1987-1988.
Member American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, American Society Metals.
