Background
Guckin, James Frederick Mc was born on June 5, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B. and Catherine Marie (Faber) McGuckin.
engineering and manufacturing company executive
Guckin, James Frederick Mc was born on June 5, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B. and Catherine Marie (Faber) McGuckin.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1952. Master of Business Administration, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1966.
Manager project engineering Nimbus Weather Satellite, manager navigation and control subsystem MOL, space division, General Electric Company, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1957-1969; vice president, division general manager, Budd Company, Philadelphia, 1969-1970; general manager power circuit breaker division, I.T.E. Imperial Corporation, Los Angeles, 1970-1974; general manager power circuit breaker department, General Electric Company, Philadelphia, 1974-1975; general manager switchgear equipment marketing department, General Electric Company, Philadelphia, 1975-1976; president equipment systems division, Dominion Bridge Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1976-1977; president, Litton Medical Systems, Des Plaines, Illinois, since 1977; chairman, president, chief Executive officer, American Insulator Company, since 1982; president, Crestwood Associations, Inc., since 1985.
Chairman major gift committee Los Angeles Young Men’s Christian Association, 1974. President board Maple Glen (Pennsylvania) School, 1965-1968, Maple Glen Civic Association, 1967. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1957.
Member National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Pi Museum Clubs: Jonathan, Whitemarch Valley Country, Atlantic City Country, Friendly Hills Country.
Married Margaret Marie Sculley, April 18, 1959. Children: Karen, James Frederick, Richard, Brian, Margaret.