Background
Gerwert, Philip Edward was born on January 1, 1936 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Victor John and Nelle Evelyn (Amrein) Gerwert.
Gerwert, Philip Edward was born on January 1, 1936 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Victor John and Nelle Evelyn (Amrein) Gerwert.
AS, Joplin Junior College, 1955. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1958. Certified Executive Management, Pennsylvania State University, 1985.
Foreman in production, General Motors Corporation, St. Louis, 1959-1962; process engineer, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1962-1964; general foreman production, General Motors Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1964-1965; supervisor work standards, General Motors Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1965-1970; manufacturing planner, General Motors Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1969-1970; senior process engineer, General Motors Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1970-1971; environmental engineer, General Motors Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1971-1973; staff engineer, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 1973-1974; senior staff engineer, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 1974-1984; manager water pollution control, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 1983-1986; executive director chemical emergency task force, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 1986-1987; manager industrial wastes, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 1987-1989; assistant director plant environmental, General Motors Corporation, Warren, 1989-1992; manager compliance consistency, General Motors Corporation, Warren, 1989-1992; strategic planning and programs, envirn. and energy staff, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1992-1994; environmental policies and programs environmental/energy staff, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, since 1995. Member National Science Foundation Interagency Task Group to develop pollution control regulations for Antarctica.
Served with United States Army, 1958. Member Water Environment Federation (reviewer, contributor Manual. of Practice 1981, chairman industrial waste committee 1981-1985, board directors 1985-1989, president 1993-1994), National Academy Engineering (roundtable on engineering contributions to Clean Water Act 1982), Air and Waste Management Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American Water Works Association, Kiwanis (board directors Rochester 1977-1979, president 1982-1983).
Married Patricia Ann Vitzthum, June 9, 1957. 1 child, Vicki Lynn.