Background
Griffith, Ralph Franklin was born on January 11, 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Ralph Franklin Senior and Virginia Dare (Coleman) Griffith.
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Griffith, Ralph Franklin was born on January 11, 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Ralph Franklin Senior and Virginia Dare (Coleman) Griffith.
Student, Virginia Polytech. Institute, 1958; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, West Virginia Technology, 1962; postgraduate, San Jose (California) State University, 1965; postgraduate, George Washington University, 1979.
Process engineer, Hercules Powder Company, Radford, Virginia, 1962-1963; quality engineer, United Technology Center, Sunnyvale, California, 1963-1965; district engineer, Shell Oil Corporation, San Francisco, 1965-1966; quality engineer, Atlantic Research Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1966-1970; assistant director research and quality assurance, Radiation Systems, Inc., McLean, Virginia, 1970-1971; director reliability and quality assurance, SJI (subsidiary Fairchild Industries), Alexandria, 1971-1973; senior quality engineer, Fairchild Industries, Germantown, Maryland., 1973-1974; principal engineer, NUS Grad. Medical School Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1974-1985; president, Capricorn & Associations, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, since 1985.
Volunteer Grass Roots for McGovern, Washington, 1972. Past member ClearwaterC. of C., 1985-1986. Member American Society for Quality Control (certified, publications chairman Washington chapter l970), Elks.
Married Brenda Elaine Lyles, June 22, 1963 (divorced October 1974). Married Kathleen Gest, October 21, 1988.