Background
Stewart, James Buchannon was born on August 27, 1933 in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter Everett and Nellie Kight (Burgess) Stewart.
mechanical engineer industrial designer
Stewart, James Buchannon was born on August 27, 1933 in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter Everett and Nellie Kight (Burgess) Stewart.
B. Mechanics Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1956. Postgraduate Pratt Institute, 1959-1960. Certified business management Saint Procopious College, 1972.
Industrial designer Westinghouse Electrical Corporation, Metuchen, New Jersey, 1959—1964. Senior industrial designer Sunbeam Corporation, Chicago, 1964—1966, design supervisor, 1966—1968, development engineer, 1968—1970. Manager engineering Empire Metal Products, 1970—1972.
Manager industrial design Magnavox Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1972—1975, product manager small screen television, 1975—1976. Vice president Research and Development Metaframe corporation division Mattell, Elmwood Park, New Jersey, 1976—1979. Director international engineering Clairol Appliances division Bristol Myers, Stamford, Connecticut, 1979—1983, director product development, 1982—1983.
Director engineering and product development Conair Corporation, Edison, New Jersey, 1983—1984, Farberware division Kidde Company, New York City, 1984—1985, vice president, 1985—1988. Director engineering and product development Industrial Devices Inc., Hackensack, New Jersey, 1988—1992. Chair marketing art and design department Middlesex College, Edison, 1983—1984.
Consultant in field; With United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1993.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1993, commander Reserve retired. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Industrial Designers Society American, Society Plastics Engineers, International Institute Oceanography, Association Home Appliance Manufacturers (committee).
Married Judith Esther Zucker, June 12, 1956;children— Katherine Margaret, Martha Irene. Children: Katherine Margaret, Martha Irene.