Maurice Paul Gionfriddo

Background

Gionfriddo, Maurice Paul was born on February 19, 1931 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Santo and Germaine Camille (Gaillard) Gionfriddo.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969.

Career

Research assistant Aeroelastic and Structures Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953-1954. Aeronautical research engineer Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Bedford, 1956-1957. Aeronautical engineer Army Natick (Massachusetts) Research, Development and Engineering Center, 1957-1994.

Consultant Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Consultant, Westborough, Massachusetts, since 1994. Member National Parachute Technology Council, since 1991.

Achievements

• Maurice Paul Gionfriddo has been listed as a noteworthy aeronautical engineer, company executive, research by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Class agent Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 1953, 1968-1978. 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, charter, aerodynamic decelerator technical committee 1964-1967, Aerodynamic Decelerator award 1990), Parachute Industry Association (vice president 2006^, Member of Year 1997).

Connections

Married Joan Marie Powers, April 21, 1956. Children: Marianne E., Linda.

Father:

Santo Gionfriddo

Mother:

Germaine Camille (Gaillard) Gionfriddo

Spouse:

Joan Marie Powers

child:

Linda Gionfriddo

child:

Marianne E. Gionfriddo