J. Douglas Sailor

Background

Sailor, J. Douglas was born on November 14, 1927 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Clifford Earl and Mildred Marie (Scholl) Sailor.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1950. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1951.

Career

Project engineer, Wright Air Development Center, Dayton, Ohio., 1951-1955; project engineer, United States Army White Sands (New Mexico) Signal Corporation, 1955-1956; manager systems engineering, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1957-1992; private consultant, Morgan Hill, California, since 1993.

Achievements

• J. Douglas Sailor has been listed as a noteworthy engineering consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Space Systems Engineering
  • Space System Engineering

Membership

Private first class United States Army, 1955-1956. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, chairman San Francisco Bay area, Engineer of Year award 1986), American Astro. Society (chairman San Francisco Bay area 1964), National Council System Engineers.

Connections

Married Florence Margaret Magee, August 30, 1960. Children: Brian Scott, Craig Randall.

Father:

Clifford Earl Sailor

Mother:

Mildred Marie (Scholl) Sailor

Spouse:

Florence Margaret Magee

child:

Craig Randall Sailor

child:

Brian Scott Sailor