Background
Parkes, James Edward was born on January 20, 1949 in Alton, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Plummer and Mary Lois (Sweeney) Parkes.
Parkes, James Edward was born on January 20, 1949 in Alton, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Plummer and Mary Lois (Sweeney) Parkes.
BME, University of Minnesota, 1987; postgraduate, Cleveland State University, since 1987.
Operations manager, Twin City Barge, St. Paul, 1978-1983; manufacturing engineer, Rosemount Engineering, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 1986-1987; operations engineer, Sverdrup Technology (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Brook Park, Ohio., since 1987. Consultant Cryogenic Fluid Technology, Cleveland, 1989, Space Biosphere Ventures, Tucson, 1990. Lecturer Glen Beigh Hospital, Cleveland, since 1988.
Active Nature Conservancy, Cleveland, since 1988, Greenpeace, since 1983. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association, Rehabilitation Engineers North America.
Married Katherine Ellis Stevens, May 19, 1974. Children: David, Kevin.