Background
Walker, Michael Ronald was born on July 7, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerry Richard Walker and Margaret Elizabeth (Erickson) Aceto.
Walker, Michael Ronald was born on July 7, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerry Richard Walker and Margaret Elizabeth (Erickson) Aceto.
Association Degree, Joliet (Illinois) Junior College, 1978; Bachelor in Chemistry, governments State University, 1985; certified completion, Quality Management Sys., Clearwater, Florida, 1990; certified completion, Design of Experments, Madison, Wisconsin, 1993; management training, Dale Carnegie, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1994.
Chemical operator, Insta Foam, Inc., Joliet, Illinois, 1978-1979; pilot plant chemist, Stepan Chemical Company, Elwood, Illinois, 1979-1985; quality control chemist, Unit Dose Pharmaceutical, Largo, Florida, 1985-1986; technical assistant, Silor Optical, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1986-1988; process engineer, Silor Optical, St. Petersburg, 1988-1990; lead engineer, Essilor of America, St. Petersburg, 1990-1995; Research and Development chemist, Essilor of America, St. Petersburg, since 1995. Chemical off-shore technical support professional Essilor P.R., Ponce, 1989-1993, Essilor Thailand, Bangkok, 1993-1994, Essilor Philippines, Battan, 1993-1995.
Baseball coach Pony League, Pinellas Park, Florida, 1990-1994. Assistant den leader Cub Scouts, St. Petersburg, 1992-1994. Assistant soccer coach, St. Petersburg, 1992-1994.
Sergeant United States Air Force, 1971-1975. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society.
Married Linda Marie Rickard, July 7, 1972. Children: Matthew Robert, Mason Rickard.