Background
Greb, Francis Joseph was born on November 16, 1931 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank Xavier and Cecilia C. (Fritz) Greb.
industrial designer design firm executive
Greb, Francis Joseph was born on November 16, 1931 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank Xavier and Cecilia C. (Fritz) Greb.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1953. Postgraduate, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1956. Master of Science in Product Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1957.
Designer Bert J. Long Advertising, Pittsburgh, 1953. Apprentice designer Rhode Island Felver Design, 1955-1956. Junior designer product and packaging design department Montgomery Ward, Chicago, 1957-1959, senior designer product and packaging design department, 1959-1963.
Senior designer Mel Boldt & Associates, 1963-1966, associate, 1968-1978, senior associate, 1978-1984, vice president, since 1984. Designer bath fixture line Montgomery Ward. Designer, account executive Presto Hot-Topper, 1983, Bally Lifecycle Redesign, 1986, Zenith Videocassette Recorder Deck Lines, 1989.
Chairman district activities Boy Scouts American, Chicago and Northwest suburbs, 1983. With United States. Army, 1953-1955. Member Industrial Designers Society of America.
Married Elaine Sukman Hirsch, January 2, 1987. Children by previous marriage: Stephen F., Eric W., Gordon Christopher.