Background
Acosta, Nelson John was born on July 8, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Pedro Nelson and Bertha Maud Acosta.
Acosta, Nelson John was born on July 8, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Pedro Nelson and Bertha Maud Acosta.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1970.
Design engineer, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1970-1973; sales estimator, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Oak Brook, Illinois, 1973-1974; contracting engineer, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Atlanta, 1975-1979; contracting engineer, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations Constructors, Ltd., London, 1979-1980; contracting engineer, Arabian China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations Ltd., Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1980-1984; contracting engineer, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations Na-Con, Inc., Fontana, California, 1984-1988; manager special projects and estimating, HMT, Inc., Cerritos, California, 1989-1994; region manager, manager engineering, HMT Inspection & Engineering Superior vena cava syndrome, Claremont, California, since 1994.
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman committee structures bulk solids), American Society of Civil Engineers, American Petroleum Institute.
Married Twyla Liasine Flaherty, June 19, 1970. Children: Jeffrey Thomas, Stephen Patrick, Bryan Edward.