Background
Hochstrasser, John Michael was born on July 19, 1938 in Cincinnati. Son of Alvin Louis and Helen Augusta (Furst) Hochstrasser.
Hochstrasser, John Michael was born on July 19, 1938 in Cincinnati. Son of Alvin Louis and Helen Augusta (Furst) Hochstrasser.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Cincinnati, 1963. Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Health, University Cincinnati, 1976.
Reliability and safety engineer General Electric Company, Evendale, Ohio, 1963-1972. Director environmental affairs G.D. Searle & Company, Skokie, Illinois, 1975-1978. Director industrial hygiene Tenneco Chemical, Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, 1978-1983.
Project director Roy F. Weston, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1983-1985. Director health and safety CH2M Hill, Inc., Hendon, Virginia, 1985-1989. Technical director First Environmental, Inc., Riverdale, New Jersey, 1989-1992.
Director environmental health and safety Tastemaker, Cincinnati, 1992-1997, American Tool Companies, Inc., Wilmington, 1998—2002. Director environmental health and safety, principal Environmental Health & Safety Engineering, Union, Kentucky, since 2002.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, NSPE, American Industrial Hygiene Association (board directors 1987-1990, chair ethics committee 1992-1993), American Society Safety Engineers, American Academy Industrial Hygiene(councilor 1995-1998), American Academy Environmental Engineers (chair industrial hygienecom. since 1995), Air and Waste Management Association, Water Pollution Control Federation, System Safety Society, New York Academy Sciences, Society for Risk Analysis.
Married Wilma Ruth Reckman, February 27, 1960. Children: Ronald, Jennifer, Caroline.