Background
Olsen, Oscar Marken was born on December 29, 1925 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Son of Oscar Adolph and Elizabeth Marie (Kayser) Olsen.
consultant oil company executive
Olsen, Oscar Marken was born on December 29, 1925 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Son of Oscar Adolph and Elizabeth Marie (Kayser) Olsen.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, 1946.
Chemist, engineer, Dulin Bauxite Company, Sweet Home, Arkansas, 1946-1949; operations foreman, Gulf Oil Corporation, Cincinnati, 1949-1957; refinery superintendent, Berry Refining Company, Gary, Indiana, 1957-1960; assistant refinery superintendent, Crown Center Petroleum Corporation, Pasadena, Texas, 1960-1966; assistant refinery superintendent, Powerine Oil Corporation, Santa Fe Springs, California, 1966-1968; president, Beaumont (California)/Sierra Refining Company, 1968-1970; senior vice president, Uco Oil Corporation, Whittier, California, 1970-1980, 83-90; vice president corporate development, Wickland Oil Corporation, Sacramento, 1980-1982; senior vice president, Infinity Companies Inc., Newport Beach, California, 1990-1992; petroleum consultant, Infinity Companies Inc., Newport Beach, California, since 1992.
Active United Democratic Finance Committee, San Francisco, 1972-1980. Member Lions.
Married Janet Rose (Dorsch) Olsen, August 23, 1952. Children: Cheryl Lynn, Deborah Jean.