Otto L. Van Maerssen

Background

Maerssen, Otto L. Van was born on March 2, 1919 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Adolph L. and Maria Wilhelmina (Edelmann) Van Maerssen. came to the United States, 1946.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1949.

Career

Petroleum engineer, Mobil Oil, Caracas, Venezuela, 1949-1951; senior reservoir engineer, Gulf Oil, Fort Worth and San Tome, Venezuela, 1952-1959; acting department manager, Sedco of Argentina, Comodoro Rivadavia, 1960-1961; export planning engineer, Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace and Defense, Dallas, 1962-1969; R & D administrator ground transportation division, Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace and Defense, Dallas, 1970-1974; engineer specialist new business programs, Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace and Defense, Dallas, 1975-1980; manager cost and estimating, San Franciso and Alaska, 1981-1984; owner, OLVM Cons. Engineers, Walnut Creek, California, since 1984. Consultant Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace and Defense, Dallas, since 1984.

Achievements

• Registered profile engineer, Texas, Missouri.

Membership

Served with British Army. Intelligence, 1945, Germany. Member Society Petroleum Engineers (Legion of Honor), Toastmasters (secretary-treasurer Dallas chapter 1963-1964), Pennywise Club (treasurer Dallas chapter 1964-1967).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, photography.

Connections

Married Hortensia Maria Velasquez, January 7, 1956. Children: Maria, Patricia, Veronica, Otto, Robert.

Father:

Adolph L. Maerssen

Mother:

Maria Wilhelmina (Edelmann) Van Maerssen

Spouse:

Hortensia Maria Velasquez

child:

Robert Maerssen

child:

Maria Maerssen

child:

Veronica Maerssen

child:

Patricia Maerssen

child:

Otto Maerssen