Background
Rom, Joseph William was born on May 27, 1928 in New York City. Son of Frank and Josefa (Kobetitsch) Rom.
Rom, Joseph William was born on May 27, 1928 in New York City. Son of Frank and Josefa (Kobetitsch) Rom.
BME, City College of New York, 1950. Master of Science, University Maryland, 1955. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957.
Master of Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.
Flight test engineer, Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland., 1951-1957; aircraft weapon systems engineer, manager, Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu, California, 1957-1980; engineering consultant, Camarillo, California, since 1980. Member, chairman Navy Aeroballistics Committee, Washington, 1965-1982. Navy representative to avionics panel American Defense Preparedness Association, Washington, 1975-1982.
Board of directors, treasurer Association for Retarded Citizens Ventura County, 1980-1990. With United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, since 1962. Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club Southern California, City College of New York Alumni, University of California at Los Angeles Alumni Association, University of California at Los Angeles BruinsClub Ventura County, Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Tau, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Jean Millar MacVean, June 15, 1957. Children: William, Frank, Margaret, Elizabeth, John, Catherine.