Koichi Mole Yabutani

Background

Yabutani, Koichi Mole was born on January 21, 1931 in Brawley, California, United States. Son of Shunzo K. and Toyoko (Kondo) Yabutani.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1958. Master of Science in Engineering, University California, Los Angeles, 1975.

Career

Equipment engineer Radio Corporation of America, Riverton, New Jersey, 1959—1962. Engineer Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1962—1963. Member technical staff Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, 1958—1959, group head, 1965—1967, staff engineer, 1967—1968, senior system engineer, 1968—1970, section head, 1970—1972, assistant department manager, 1972—1979, associate laboratory manager, 1979—1982, laboratory manager, 1982—1988, assistant laboratories manager, 1988—1989, retired, 1989.

With United States Air Force, 1950-1954.

Achievements

• Koichi Mole Yabutani has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member technical staff Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City,1958-1959, group head, 1965-1967, staff engineer, 1967-1968, senior system engineer, 1968-1970, section head, 1970-1972, assistant department manager, 1972-1979, associate laboratory manager, 1979-1982, laboratory manager, 1982-1988, assistant laboratories manager, 1988-1989, retired, 1989. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Pauline T. Tanabe, October 8, 1960.

Father:

Shunzo K. Yabutani

Mother:

Toyoko (Kondo) Yabutani

Spouse:

Pauline T. Tanabe