Background
Gleghorn, George Jay was born on May 27, 1927 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of George Jay Senior and Angelina Pauline (Binda) C.
Gleghorn, George Jay was born on May 27, 1927 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of George Jay Senior and Angelina Pauline (Binda) C.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with special honors, University Colorado, 1947. Master of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy cum laude, California Institute of Technology, 1955.
Graduate Executive Management Program, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966.
Digital computer designer, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1947-1949; system designer, Jet Propulsion laboratories, 1950; control system design and systems engineer, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation (now TRW), 1954-1956; manager attitude control department and laboratory, TRW Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 1956-1959; manager launch operations, Pioneer 1, Explorer 6, Pioneer 5, TRW Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 1959-1960; project manager Able 5 Lunar Probes, TRW Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 1960-1961; program manager Orbiting Geophysical Observatory, TRW Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 1961-1965; assistant manager space vehicles division, TRW Systems Group, 1965-1969; manager defense space systems operations, TRW Systems Group, 1969-1973; manager assembly and test operations, space systems division, TRW Systems Group, 1973-1974; assistant general manager engineering, space systems division, TRW Defense and Space Systems Group, 1974-1981; vice president, chief engineer, TRW Space and Technology Group, Redondo Beach, California, 1981-1984; vice-president, director, product integrity, TRW Space and Technology Group, Redondo Beach, California, 1984-1990; vice president, chief engineer, TRW Space and Technology Group, Redondo Beach, California, since 1990. Member industrial advisory board University of California at Berkeley, 1980-1990, California Institute Technology, 1983-1989. Member space advisory board U. Colorado, 1985-1989, engineering development county, since 1987.
President Palos Verdes library District, trustee, 1968-1983. Chairman Finance Advisory Committee on Taxation, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 1986-1987. Board directors Harbor Free Clinic, San Pedro, California, since 1989.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, 50-52, PTO. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (standards executive council since 1987). Member National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ramo medal selection committee 1984-1985), Aerospace Industries Association (ATCoun. space committee 1979-1990), Institute for Advancement Engineering (awards committee, chairman industry advisory council 1985-1986, chairman board directors since 1989), Association for Computing Machinery (charter), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Married Barbara Joy Meadows, June 12, 1948. Children: Beth, Brian, Alice.