Background
Porter, John Louis was born on July 19, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Louis Edward and Dorothy May (Johnston) Porter.
Porter, John Louis was born on July 19, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Louis Edward and Dorothy May (Johnston) Porter.
Bachelor of Science, University Kansas, 1961. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1962. Doctor of Science, Washington University, St. Louis, 1972.
Manager propulsion simulation, McDonnell Aircraft Company, Hazelwood, Missouri, 1963-1974;
manager visual systems, Redifon Electronics, Arlington, Texas, 1974-1975;
manager propulsion technical, Advanced Technology Center, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1976-1980;
manager advanced missiles, Ling-Temco-Vought, Dallas, 1980-1986;
manager Research and Development aero and defense division, Ling-Temco-Vought, Dallas, 1986-1988;
deputy general manager, vice president, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 1988-1990;
technical chief, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, since 1990. Chairman airframe integration panel Joint Army-Navy-National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Air Force Committee,1987-. Member military critical technical working group unites states department Defense, Washington, since 1991.
Professor risk management Defense Sys. Management College; consultant, Navarre, Florida, since 1990. Presenter at professional conferences.
Lecturer in field.
Founding member, Chief Executive Officer, co-chair Creating Educational Opportunities, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1989-1990. Board directors Junior Achievement Tennessee, 1990, Manchester (Tennessee) unit March of Dimes, 1989. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman committee on computational fluid dynamics standards since 1992, Wright Brothers award 1974).
Member American Defense Preparedness Association, Society of America Magicians, Air Force Association, International Brotherhood Magicians (president ring 284 since 1992), National Management Association, Sigma Gamma Tau, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Kara Jean Rogers, October 10, 1964 (divorced 1988). Children: Sean Michael, Craig Daniel, Kara Elizabeth. Married Pamela Marie Cortner, October 21, 1989 (divorced 1992).