Background
Kinnu, James Edward was born on October 12, 1930 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of John E. and Cora F. (Cavanaugh) Kinnu.
Kinnu, James Edward was born on October 12, 1930 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of John E. and Cora F. (Cavanaugh) Kinnu.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Notre Dame, 1951. Bachelor of Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953.
Design engineer, Lockheed California Company, Burbank, 1955-1957; project engineer, Lockheed California Company, Burbank, 1957-1958; contracts manager, Lockheed California Company, Burbank, 1958-1962; program manager, Lockheed California Company, Burbank, 1962-1970; program manager, Rockwell International, El Segundo, California, 1971-1977; vice president, Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro, New Jersey, 1978; senior engineer, department manager aircraft division, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1979; program manager advanced system division, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1980-1981; vice president, B2 program manager B2 division, Northrop Corporation, Pico Rivera, California, 1981-1988; corporate vice president programs, Northrop Corporation, Los Angeles, 1988-1992; management consultant, Andersen Cons., Torrance, California, 1992-1995.
Member World Affairs Council, Orange County, California, 1982-1995. First lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1955, Korea. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, Aircraft Design award 1989).
Married Zoe Evelyn Sturm, December 21, 1958 (divorced June 1982). Married Joyce Irene Kinnu, June 26, 1982. Children: Laurie Lavonne Klotz, Lisa Eileen Empting.