Erik Braathen Fiske

Background

Fiske, Erik Braathen was born on March 5, 1927 in Moss, Norway. Son of Ivar Olsen and Signy May (Rasmussen) Fiske. came to the United States, 1958.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1949. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1951. Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974.

Career

Design engineer, James A. Vickers, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1953-1955; head engineering section, Byron Jackson Pump, Toronto, 1955-1958; head engineering section, Byron Jackson Pump, Los Angeles, 1958-1960; engineering manager standard products, Byron Jackson Pump, Vernon, California, 1960-1963; engineering manager engineered products, Byron Jackson Pump, Vernon, California, 1963-1979; director technical, BW/Intellectual Property International, Inc., Long Beach, California, 1979-1989; director worldwide engineering, BW/Intellectual Property International, Inc., Long Beach, California, since 1989. Committee chairman Hydraulic Institute, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1980-1982, section chairman, 1982-1983. Principal presenter International Pump Symposium, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Houston, 1983.

Provider expert testimony Nebraska, Minneapolis and Oregon, 1976-1993.

Achievements

• Erik Braathen Fiske has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Section leader Young Men’s Christian Association, Crescenta, Canada, 1974-1975. Committee faculty evaluation committee La Canada School District, 1978. Corporal Royal Norwegian Air Force, 1951-1952.

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (fluid mechanics group).

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, mountain climbing, sailing, writing, music.

Connections

Married Mary Lou Crawford, July 23, 1955. Children: Erik A., Kari L., Kristin L.

Father:

Ivar Olsen Fiske

Mother:

Signy May (Rasmussen) Fiske

Spouse:

Mary Lou Crawford

child:

Kristin L. Fiske

child:

Erik A. Fiske

child:

Kari L. Fiske