Background
Ream, Norman Jacob was born on June 20, 1912 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Franklin and Margaret E. (Colbert) Ream.
Ream, Norman Jacob was born on June 20, 1912 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Franklin and Margaret E. (Colbert) Ream.
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1934; postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1940-1941.
Member controllers staff, Pure Oil Corporation, 1934-1941;
accountant, Touche, Niven & Company (Certified Public Accountants), Chicago, 1941-1942;
senior consultant, George Fry & Associates, Chicago, 1942-1947;
director accounting research, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, 1947-1950;
assistant treasurer, Lever Brothers, 1950-1953;
corporation director systems planning, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1953-1965;
director, Institute Computer Sciences and Technology, National Bureau Standards, 1965-1966;
special assistant to secretary navy, also member navy secretariat, 1966-1969;
principal, South Dakot Leidesdorf & Company, 1969-1971;
chairman, Jamerica Cons. Group, from 1971;
guest lecturer Japan Management Association, Japan Productivity Center, 1963-1967, Japan Academy Science, Hiroshima, 1965. Member of the United States delegate United Nations Conference ApplicationSci. and Technology for Benefit Less Development Areas, Geneva, Switzerland, 1963.
Speaker International Management Congress CIOS XV, Tokyo, Japan, 1969, Constitutional Assembly of Inter-American Center Tax Administration, 1967, 1st International Conference on Communications, Tokyo, 1972.
General chairman Incorporation City of Downey, California, 1954-1956. Member American Certified Public Accountants Institute (honorary), California Society Certified Public Accountants, New York Society Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), Institute Management Sciences, American Management Association (senior planning council from 1962).
Married Eileen Margaret Bouvia, May 24, 1952. Children: Judith Ellen (Mistress William B. Miles), Patricia Margaret (Mistress Paul W. Michel), Norma Jane (Mistress Robert Yamaguchi), John Patrick.