Background
Sr., John Spencer Potate, was born on March 19, 1934 in Temple, Georgia, United States. Son of Harold Clyde and Eugenia Marie (McClung) P.
consultant engineering company executive
Sr., John Spencer Potate, was born on March 19, 1934 in Temple, Georgia, United States. Son of Harold Clyde and Eugenia Marie (McClung) P.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1959. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 1965. Master of Science in Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975.
Program manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cape Kennedy, Florida, 1961-1970; executive, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1970-1972; executive Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, Alabama, 1973-1982; vice president, System Development Corporation (now subsidiary Unisys), Santa Monica, California, 1982-1984; vice president, Unisys, Camarillo, California, 1984-1989; president, Air Corps Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama, 1989-1992; retired, Air Corps Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama, 1993; principal, John Potate Associations, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1993.
With United States Coast Guard, 1951-1954. Engineer United States Air Force, 1959-1961.
Married Barbara Jean Moorefield. Children: Pamela, Vivian, Brenda, John Junior.