Background
Otis, John James was born on August 5, 1922 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of John Joseph and Anna (Dey) Otis.
Otis, John James was born on August 5, 1922 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of John Joseph and Anna (Dey) Otis.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 1943. Master of Business Administration, Syracuse University, 1950. Postgraduate, Syracuse University, 1951—1955.
Junior process engineer, General Motors, Syracuse, 1951-1953; production engineer, General Motors, Syracuse, 1954-1958; process control engineer, General Motors, Syracuse, 1958-1959; process engineer, General Motors, Syracuse, 1960-1961; engineer, writer, General Electric, Syracuse, 1961-1963; configuration control engineer, General Electric, Philadelphia, 1969; associate research engineer, Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama, 1963-1965; associate, Planning Research Corporation, Huntsville, 1965-1967; principal engineer, Brown Engineering Company subsidiary Teledyne Company, Huntsville, 1967-1969; mechanic designer, Drever Company, Beth Ayres, Pennsylvania, 1970-1971; civil engineer, United States Army Corps Engineers, Mobile, Alabama, 1971-1974; civil engineer, United States Army Corps Engineers, Galveston, Texas, since 1974.
Lector, lay minister Roman Catholic Church Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1950. Member American Institute Industrial Engineers (past vice president Syracuse and Huntsville chapters), Texas Society Professional Engineers (director Galveston County chapter 1976-1979, secretary-treasurer 1979-1980, vice president 1980-1981, president 1982-1983), American Legion, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Chi Sigma, Chi Eta Sigma.
Married Dorothy Fuller Otis, June 21, 1958. Children: Mary Eileen Dawn, John Leon.