Background
Ayres, James Marx was born on November 28, 1922 in Pomona, California, United States. Son of James Albert and Martha (Oathout) Ayres.
Ayres, James Marx was born on November 28, 1922 in Pomona, California, United States. Son of James Albert and Martha (Oathout) Ayres.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1944; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1948.
Chief mechanic engineer various engineering firms, Los Angeles, 1949-1956;
private practice, 1957-1959;
president, Ayres & Hayakawa, 1959-1974;
president, Ayres & Hayakawa Energy Management, 1974-1977;
president, Ayres Associations, 1977-1984;
president, Ayres Ezer Lau, Los Angeles, 1985-1992;
president, Ayres & Ezer Associations, Los Angeles, 1992-1996;
president, Ayres, Ezer & Varadi, 1996-1998;
private practice, Santa Monica, California, since 1998. Research fellow radiant heating Purdue University, 1947-1948. Teaching assistant mechanic engineering University of California, Berkeley, 1948.
Guest lecturer University of Southern California, 1965-1972, University of California at Los Angeles School Architecture, 1965-1973. Member Los Angeles Code Advisory Board, 1960-1972, California Department Public Health Building Safety Board, 1973-1975, California Seismic Safety Commission, 1975-1979.
Chairman Los Angeles Citizens Committee Music Education in Schools, 1964-1965. TrusteeCarthay Circle Associations, 1965-1973. President of the board of trustees Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, since 1980.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II. Fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (life, chairman technical committees, Distinguished Svc. award 1993, Distinguished 50 Year member 1996). Member Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Automated Procedures Engineering Cons.
(trustee 1967-1970, 72, president 1971), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, Cons. Engineers Council, Cons. Engineers Association California, Mech.
Engineers Association (president 1969), International Solar Energy Society, National Council Engineers Examiners, International Thermal Storage Advisory Council, International Building Performance Simulation Association, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Anita Landa, June 10, 1952 (divorced 1977). Children– Denise, Ron, Gary.