Background
Laurila, Melvin James was born on June 3, 1957 in Ishpeming, Michigan, United States. Son of Felix Theodore and Edna Miriam (Mannikko) Laurila.
Laurila, Melvin James was born on June 3, 1957 in Ishpeming, Michigan, United States. Son of Felix Theodore and Edna Miriam (Mannikko) Laurila.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan Technology University, 1979. Master of Science, Michigan Technology University, 1980.
Metallurgical engineer Cleveland Cliffs Iron, Ishpeming, 1978. Coal preparation engineer Paul Weir Company, Chicago, 1980—1982. Manager mining Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982—1984.
Senior coal preparation engineer Norton, Hambleton, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1984—1985. General manager New Hampshire Technology, Inc., 1985—1986. President Process Technology Inc., Calumet, Michigan, since 1986.
Consultant Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, 1984. Lecturer Argonne National Laboratory, 1983, Michigan Technology University, 1983—1984, United States Geological Survey, 1985, 1989.
Member of American Society for Testing and Materials, Canada Institute Mining Engineers, American Institute Mining Engineers.
Married Anna Marie Schoonover, August 20, 1977. 1 child Elizabeth Annual.