Background
Somers, James Lavaughn was born on January 19, 1944 in Portland, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Lavaughn and Matilda Fay Somers.
Somers, James Lavaughn was born on January 19, 1944 in Portland, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Lavaughn and Matilda Fay Somers.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1967. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1972.
Material handling expediter Armstrong Cork Company, Dunkirk, Indiana, 1963—1965. Production control coordinator, production control supervisor, senior staff industrial engineer, manager materials management Collin's Radio Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969—1973. Manager inventory management, director physical distribution, director marketing planning, vice president marketing services, vice president corporation quality, vice president manufacturing, senior vice president manufacturing and engineering Snap-on, Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1973—1996.
Member executive board Southeast Wisconsin council Boy Scouts American. Member environmental working group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, 1990—1995. Board directors Gateway Vocational, Technology and Adult Education District, 1978—1980, Gateway Technology Institute Foundation, 1980—1986, Great Lakes Composites Center, 1991—1995, Kenosha Foundation.
Member of American Society Quality Control, Institute Industrial Engineers, American Production and Inventory Control Society, Council Logistics Management, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu, Sigma Xi.
Married Carol Sue Zorn, January 25, 1964. Children: Michael, Jeffrey, Gregory, Daniel.