Background
Dean, Richard Anthony was born on December 22, 1935 in Brooklyn. Son of Anthony David and Anne Mylod Dean.
mechanical engineer engineering executive
Dean, Richard Anthony was born on December 22, 1935 in Brooklyn. Son of Anthony David and Anne Mylod Dean.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1957; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Pittsburgh, 1963; PhDME, U. Pittsburgh, 1970.
From junior engineer to manager thermal and hydraulic engineering, Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Sys., 1959-1970; vice president, technical director water reactor fuels, General Atomics, San Diego, 1970-1974; vice president uranium and light water reactor fuel, General Atomics, San Diego, 1974-1980; senior vice president, General Atomics, San Diego, 1980-1992; president, Leading Edge Engineering, San Diego, since 1993. Consultant United States Congress Office Technology Assessment.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1957-1959. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (former chairman nuclear fuels technical committee), American Nuclear Society (general chairman annual meeting 1993), Global Foundation (board advisors), International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.
Married Sheila Elizabeth Grady, Oct.5, 1957. Children: Carolyn Anne, Julie Marie, Richard Drews.