Background
IV, James Cornelius Elms, was born on May 16, 1916 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Cornelius and Iva Marguerite (Corwin) E.
electronics and aerospace executive
IV, James Cornelius Elms, was born on May 16, 1916 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Cornelius and Iva Marguerite (Corwin) E.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1948. Master of Arts in Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950.
Stress analyst, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, 1940-1942; chief development engineer, G.M. Giannini & Company, Pasadena, California, 1948-1949; research associate in geophysics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949-1950; manager department armament systems, division autonetics, North America Aviation Company, Downey, California, 1950-1957; assistant chief engineer, Martin Company, Denver, 1957-1959; executive vice president, Crosley division Alloy Valves and Control Corporation, Cincinnati, 1959-1960; general operations manager aeronutronic division, Ford Motor Company, Newport Beach, California, 1960-1963; deputy director Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1963-1964; deputy associate administrator for manned space flight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1965-1966; director Electronics Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1970; consultant to administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration as deputy director Space Shuttle Assessment Team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1975; corporation vice president, general manager division space and information systems, Raytheon, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1964-1965; director, transactions Systems Center, Department Transportation, Cambridge, 1970-1974; consultant to administrator, Energy Research and Development Administration, 1975-1977; consultant to management of aerospace and energy companies, Newport Beach, 1975-1981; advisor to administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981-1985. Member space systems committee space advisory council National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970-1977. Advisor to director, member of advisory committee Strategic Defense Initiative Organisation, 1984-1988.
Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member National Academy Engineering, American Physical Society, Air Force Association, Associates of California Institute of Technology (life), Reserve Officers Association, Soaring Society of America, American Legion.
Clubs: Balboa Yacht; Army and Navy. United States Marine Corps Open Mess.
Married Patricia Marguerite Pafford, January 4, 1942. Children: Christopher Michael, Suzanne, Francesca, Deborah.