Background
Heide, John Wesley was born on September 14, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Heide, John Wesley was born on September 14, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Associate of Arts, Phoenix Junior College, 1972; Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University, 1975.
Quality assurance engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, 1969-1970; quality assurance engineer, ITT Courier, Tempe, Arizona, 1975-1979; senior project engineer, GTE Communications, El Paso, 1979-1983; senior project engineer, Telxon Corporation, Houston, 1983-1987; engineering manager, United Technologies, Niles, Michigan, 1987-1991; engineering manager, Automotive Industries, Midland, Texas, 1991-1994; division quality assurance manager, Pec Golden Triangle Plastics, El Paso, Texas, 1994-1995; industrial engineering manager, Elcom, Inc., El Paso, Texas, since 1995; industrial engineering manager, UFE, Inc., El Paso, Texas, 1997; quality assurance manager, United for Excellence Inc., El Paso, since 1997. Instructor engineering Houston Community College, 1984-1985.
Candidate for mayor, El Paso, 1980, 82, 84. Candidate for State Republican, Berrien Springs, Michigan, 1990. With United States Marine Corps, 1965-1969, Vietnam.
Member NSPE, Society Plastics Engineers, Institute Industrial Engineering (vice president 1982-1983), Society Manufacturing Engineers (senior), American Society Quality Control.
Son of Frederick Bernard Heiner-Heide and Eleanor Francis (Tuttle) Heide;m. Patricia Ann Lynn, August 5, 1967 (divorced January 1973). Children: John Wesley, Joseph Edward.
Married Karen Lois Johnson, January 24, 1976. Children: Johanna Karin Marie, Nicholas Bernard.