Background
Bird, George Richard was born on December 19, 1942 in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Son of Norman Conley and Hazel Jeanette (Baker) Bird.
construction and engineering company executive
Bird, George Richard was born on December 19, 1942 in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Son of Norman Conley and Hazel Jeanette (Baker) Bird.
Bachelor of Science in civil engineer, University Illinois, 1964. Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, Harvard University, 1970.
Staff engineer, Dames & Moore, Chicago, 1964-1967; Lieutenant, United States Army Corps. of Engineers, Long Binh, Vietnam, 1967-1969; project engineer, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1972; senior project engineer, McClelland Engineers, Inc., St. Louis, 1972-1975; vice president, Dewatering Svc. Company, St. Louis, 1975-1977; president, Dewatering Svc. Company, St. Louis, 1977-1983; president, McClelland Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1983-1988; division manager, McClelland Engineers, Inc., St. Ann, Missouri, 1988-1989; president, McClelland Cons., St. Ann, Missouri, 1989-1991; president, Fugro-McClelland (Midwest), Inc., St. Ann, Missouri, 1991-1993; vice president, general manager, McClelland Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Louis, since 1993.
Lieutenant United States Army, 1967-1969, Vietnam. Fellow American Society Civil Engineers. Member International Society Soil Mechanical and Foundation Engineering, American Society Testing and Materials, Association General Contractors American, American Subcontracors Association, Engineers Club St. Louis.
Married Carroll Ann Guillou, January 21, 1967 (divorced 1975). Children: Melissa, Brian. Married Nancy Jeanne Gotsch, June 10, 1981.
Children: Scott Gallagher, Kristin Gallagher.