Background
Cohen, James Simon was born on May 4, 1956 in New York City. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Belle (Cohen) Cohen.
Cohen, James Simon was born on May 4, 1956 in New York City. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Belle (Cohen) Cohen.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with distinction, Cornell University, 1978. Master of Science, Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, 1985.
Junior engineer, Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1978;
structural engineer, Ammann & Whitney Civil and Cons. Engineers, New York City, 1978-1980;
structural engineer, Flint & Neill Partnership, London, 1981-1984;
project engineer, Ove Arup & Partners, London, 1985-1991;
senior engineer, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associations, Inc., Princeton Junction, New Jersey, 1991-1993;
senior structural engineer, Louis Berger & Associations, Inc., East Orange, New Jersey, since 1993. Speaker American Society of Civil Engineers Hudson-Mohawk Section 1993 Engineers Week.
Judge NYC Science and Technology Expo, 1993. Guest lecturer Polytechnics of Central London, 1990. Part time lecturer Rycotewood College Thame, Oxon, 1980-1981.
Co-chairman Super Sunday, Mercer Bucks Federation, 1993, 94, board directors, since 1993. Member St. John's Ambulance, London, 1988-1991, Friends of Hopewell Valley (New Jersey) Open Space, since 1992. Active Multiple Sclerosis Society, London, 1985-1992, Multiple Sclerosis Society, United States of America, since 1993, Antidefamation League, since 1993, Cancer Research Society, London, 1985-1992, Occupation and Rehabilitation Therapy, since 1991.
Treasurer Junior Liaison Organization, 1986-1990. Founder American Engineers for Disaster Relief, trustee, since 1993. Member management committee United Kingdom Engineers for Disaster Relief, 1988-1991.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (publications committee since 1991, 7 standards committee since 1989, chairman TAC committee since 1991, member committee on national hazard reduction since 1992, committee on electrical transfer structure since 1990, founder committee telecommunications facilities since 1990) New York Academy of Sciences (vice chair engineering division since 1993), Institution Structural Engineers.
Married Sonya Ruth Freeman, December 28, 1988. 1 child, Hannah Florence.