Background
Petersen, Norman William was born on August 26, 1933 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Jens Edlef and Marie (Wenderling) Petersen.
naval officer engineering facility administrator
Petersen, Norman William was born on August 26, 1933 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Jens Edlef and Marie (Wenderling) Petersen.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University New Mexico, 1956. Master of Electrical Engineering with distinction, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1962. Postgraduate, Harvard Business School, 1982.
Shops engineer, Naval Station, Key West, Florida, 1956-1959; personnel director, Bureau Yards and Docks, Washington, 1959-1960; public works officer, Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Center, Dam Neck, Virginia, 1962-1964; engineering coordinator, Southwest division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, San Diego, 1964-1966; Executive officer, Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, San Diego, 1966-1967; force civil engineer, Commander Naval Air Force Pacific, San Diego, 1967-1970; public works officer, Naval Air Station Miramar, San Diego, 1970-1973; Executive officer, Public Works Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1973-1975; commanding officer, Navy Civil Engineering Research Laboratory, Port Hueneme, California, 1975-1978; commanding officer, Public Works Center San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland, California, 1978-1980; comptroller, programs director, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, 1980-1984; public works officer, Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California, 1984-1986; deputy associate director for plant engineering, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1986-1991; senior facilities advisor, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1991-1994; ceo, vice president, Innovative Technologies Inc, Dublin, California, since 1994.
Board directors Canadian Broadcasting Company Federal Credit Union, Port Hueneme, 1984-1986, Ventura County United Way, Oxnard, California, 1976-1978, strategic planning committee, Camarillo, California, 1984-1986. Guest member Ventura County Association Governments, 1984-1986. President Garnet Austin chapter American Red Cross, 1992-1994, vice president Alameda County chapter.
Member American Society Military Comptrollers, Society of America Military Engineers, Association Physical Plant Administrators (affiliate), Navy League, Oxnard Gem and Mineral Society (Second vice president), Sigma Xi, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Ann Nevin, August 24, 1956. Children: Richard Nevin, Robert William, Thomas Marshall, Anita, David Arthur.