Background
Parker, Jack Royal was born on April 25, 1919 in New York City. Son of Harry and Clara (Saxe) Parker.
Parker, Jack Royal was born on April 25, 1919 in New York City. Son of Harry and Clara (Saxe) Parker.
Student, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1943. Honorary Doctor of Science, Pacific International University, 1956.
Instructor Industrial Training Institute, 1938-1939. Engineer Brewster Aero Corporation, 1939-1940. President American Drafting Company, 1940.
Design engineer, plan division Navy Department, 1941-1944. Also supervisor instructor New York Drafting Institute. Instructor Gasoline Handling School, also Inert Gas School, United States.N.T.S., Newport, Rhode Island, 1944-1946.
Consultant Todd Shipyards Corporation, 1947-1954. Technical adviser to president Rollins College, 1949-1950. Vice president Wattpar Corporation, 1947-1954.
President Parco Company Canada Ltd., 1951-1955. President, director, chief project manager Royalpar Industries, Incorporated, New York York City, 1947-1975. Chairman Medical Engineers Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas, 1957-1960.
President Parco Chemical Systems, Inc., 1965-1969. President, director Parco International, Inc., 1965-1969. President Guyana Oil Refining Ltd., S.A., 1966-1969, Refineria Peruana del Sur S.A., 1965-1968.
Vice president, director, founder Refinadora Costarricense de Petreoleo, S.A., 1963-1973. President Oleoducto Trans Costa Rica, 1970-1973, Trans Costa Rica Pipeline Operating Company, 1970-1973, Due Diligence, Inc., since 1985. General manager Kellex power services Pullman Kellogg Company, 1975-1977.
Past president, secretary, director Vernitron Corporation, Amsterdam Fund, European securities Public Company. Consultant, Dominican Republic, 1964, Republic Costa Rica, 1964-1965. Consultant Malta Industrial Development Study Company Ltd., 1965-1967, Hambros Bank Ltd., London, 1967-1968, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, 1957-1975, Hambro American Bank & Trust Company, New York City, 1968-1970.
President J. Royal Parker Associates, Inc., since 1975, president Due Diligence, Inc., since 1985. International Manufacturing Centers, Inc., 1977-1981, Delaware Valley Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., 1977-1980, Brown & Root (Delaware Valley) Inc., 1980-1984. Chairman Summa Engineering Ltd., 1985-1986.
Lecturer One World Club, Cornell University, 1963. Chairman project finance panel Global Energy Forum '84. Chairman, chief executive officer Export Refinery Western Hemisphere Ltd., Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies, 1991., since 1991.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Euro-Siberia Export Refining Corporation, Siberia, Russia, 1992, chairman Russian Trading Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1993. Representative United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, since 1993.
Member advisory board Drafting Educational Advisory Commission New York City Board Education, 1968. Founder museum United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1977 (Distinguished Service award 1987). President American Merchant Marine Museum Foundation, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, 1981-1987, president emeritus since 1987.
Trustee College Advisory Science, Canaan, New Hampshire. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Institute Engineering Designers (London), American Petroleum Institute, Society of America Military Engineers, Presidents Association, American Management Association, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Institute Dsgn. and Drafting.
Clubs: Masons; Marco Polo (New York City). Royal Automobile (London).
Married Selma Blossom, December 8, 1946 (deceased December 1991). Children: Leslie Janet, Andrew Charles.