Background
Gowen, Lon Douglas was born on December 18, 1961 in Mötsch, Germany. Came to the United States, 1962. Son of Glen Howard and Sallie Marilyn (Werrebroeck) Gowen.
Gowen, Lon Douglas was born on December 18, 1961 in Mötsch, Germany. Came to the United States, 1962. Son of Glen Howard and Sallie Marilyn (Werrebroeck) Gowen.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Nebraska, 1986. Master of Science in Computer Science, Arizona State University, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, Arizona State University, 1991.
Senior programmer Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Omaha, 1985-1987. Research assistant Arizona State University, Tempe, 1987-1989. Consultant General Motors, Mesa, 1988-1990.
Research associate Arizona State University, Tempe, 1989-1991. Assistant professor Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1991-1996. Lead architect Microware Systems Corporation, Des Moines, 1996-1998.
Instructor software safety National Aeronautics and Space Administration Safety Training Center, Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1997. Senior staff software engineer Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Bellevue, Nebraska, since 1998.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (Certified of Appreciation 1994, Distinguished visitor 1993), American Society of Safety Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery.
Married JoAnn Marie Renner, May 19, 1984. Children: Annie Marie, Austin Matthew.