Background
Modlin, James Michael was born on November 6, 1955 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of James Kenneth and Pauline Sue (Hunt) Modlin.
army officer mechanical engineer
Modlin, James Michael was born on November 6, 1955 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of James Kenneth and Pauline Sue (Hunt) Modlin.
Bachelor of Science, West Point Military Academy, 1977. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1977; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1993; Executive officer, Company A, 20th Engineering Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1978-1979; engineer equipment manager, Company A, 20th Engineering Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1979-1980; civil engineer, 34th Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1981; commander, 55th Engineer Company, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1981-1983; assistant professor mechanics, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1985-1988; research/development coordinator, United States Army Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Alabama, 1991-1992; deputy missile engineering division chief, THAAD Project Office, Huntsville, Alabama, 1992-1994; chief Future Technologies Institute, United States Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland., 1994-1995; product manager Philanthropic and Educational Organization command, Control and Communications Systems, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, since 1995. Instructor mechanic engineering U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1992-1994. Instructor technical management Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1995.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Married Cynthia Anne Maslak, June 11, 1977. Children: James Michael, Matthew David, Daniel Christopher, Joshua Thomas.