Nathaniel Allen Carle

Background

Carle, Nathaniel Allen was born on May 28, 1875 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Thomas Jackson and Mildred (Allen) Carle.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Mechanical Engineering, Stanford, 1898.

Career

Engineer Canadian Rand Drill Company, Sherbrooke, Canada, 1899-1900, Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Company. New York City, 1900-1909. Vice-president and general manager Northern Colorado Power Company, 1906-1908.

Engineer Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, 1910-1912.

Chief engineer Public Service Electric Company, Newark, 1912-1922. Designed and built Essex Power Station for this company.

Vice-president and general manager, Public Service Production Company, 1922-1925, design and installation of new Kearny Power Station for Public Service Electric Company. Became vice president in charge of operation Public Service Production Company, 1925.

Design and installation Harrison Gas Plant for Public Service Electric and Gas Сompany.

Vice president and general manager Seattle Toll Bridge Company. Construction engineering of the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Hallidie Machinery Company (all Seattle). City engineer and chairman Board Public Works, Seattle, 1936-1938.

With inspection department Washington highways, 1939-1940.

Cost engineer, Siems-Drake Puget Sound Company, constructing Alaska naval air bases, 1941-1943, 1944-1946. Cost engineer, Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, 1947-1948.

Engineer Birch-Johnson-Little, constructing air bases at Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska. With Drake-Puget Sound at Adak and Attu, Alaska, 1948-1950.

Construction engineering on slide control since 1950.

Licensed professional civil, electrical, mechanic, hydraulic, mining engineer, Washington Life member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Elctrical Engineering (vice president). Member A.S.M.E., American Institute Mechanical Engineering National Electric Light Association (ex-chairman technical section 1944-1945), 1st chairman Puget Sound Council Engineering and Technology Societies

Achievements

• Nathaniel Allen Carle has been listed as a noteworthy engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member A.S.M.E., American Institute Mechanical Engineering National Electric Light Association (ex-chairman technical section 1944-1945), 1st chairman Puget Sound Council Engineering and Technology Societies Member Sons of the American Revolution, Sigma Xi, Beta Theta Pi. Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner).

Connections

Married Heartie Wood, August 2, 1902.

Father:

Thomas Jackson Carle

Mother:

Mildred (Allen) Carle

Spouse:

Heartie Wood