John W. Rossey

Background

Rossey, John W. was born on October 27, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Weaver Senior and Patricia (Troxel) Rossey.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Business, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1965; Bachelor of Arts in Economics, U. Seven Seas, San Clemente, California, 1965; postgraduate, Rockford (Illinois) College, 1972; postgraduate, Michigan State, 1974; postgraduate, U. N.H.

Career

Sales technical, Aerotronic Associations, Contoocook, N.H., 1965-1967; regional sales manager, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation-Food Processing Division, San Jose, California, 1968-1970; partner, EXM Company, Rockford, 1970-1972; sales engineer, General Web Dynamics, Rockford, 1972-1977; marketing manager, Precision Laminations, Inc., Rockford, 1974-1977; sale manager machinery division, Ekstrom Carlson & Company, Rockford, 1977-1983; vice president marketing, Campbell Automation, Inc., Hickory, North Carolina, 1983-1987; owner, Dejavu, Ltd., since 1980; marketing manager, Evans Rotork, Inc., Glendale, Arizona, since 1987. Committee member National Machine Tool Builders Association, McLean, Virginia, 1982-1983. With industry resource North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1983-1985.

Membership

Board of directors Friends of Rockford Memorial Hospital, 1981-1983. Member Architectural Woodworking Institute, Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers Association.

Interests

• Avocations: sports car restoration, motorcycle touring, scuba, watercolor.

Connections

Married Judith Carol Jackson, September 9, 1985. Children: Wendy, Perry, Julie.

Father:

John Weaver Senior Rossey

Mother:

Patricia (Troxel) Rossey

Spouse:

Judith Carol Jackson

child:

Wendy Rossey

child:

Perry Rossey

child:

Julie Rossey