Background
Messinger, Richard C. was born on April 3, 1930 in Cincinnati.
Engineering research and development consultant
Messinger, Richard C. was born on April 3, 1930 in Cincinnati.
Apprentice school graduate, Cincinnati Milling Machine Company, 1952. Master of Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1953. Master of Business Administration, Xavier University, 1963.
Co-op technical trainee, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1948-1953;
field service engineer, grinding machine specialist, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1953-1954;
sales project engineer grinding machine division, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1956-1957;
manager numerical control & computer programming, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1957-1964;
director patents and commercial development, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1964-1969;
corporation director non-machine tool Research and Development, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1969-1972;
vice president non-machine tool Research and Development, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1972-1977;
vice president Research and Development, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1977-1986;
vice president, chief technical officer, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., 1986-1991;
consultant, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc., since 1991. Member of national critical technologies panel, joint high level advisory panel Office Science and Technology Policy. Member of commission on engineering and technical systems National Research Council, liaison member manufacturing studies board, liaison member of national materials advisory board, liaison member United States Air Force studies board.
Member ad hoc industry group for international collaboration in advanced manufacturing Department Commerce. Member defense science board Department Defense. Member executive steering committee Ohio Advanced Tech.Ctr.
Charter member Ohio Science Roundtable.
Charter member Cincinnati Nature Center. Member Cincinnati Zoological Society, Natural History Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cisco Chain Riparian Owners Association. Trustee, treasurer Herman Schneider Foundation.
Member scout executive committee Boy Scouts American With United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Member National Academy Engineering, Society Manufacturing Engineers, Industrial Research Institute, National Audubon Society, Indian Hill Club, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Barbara L. Jahns. Children: Nancy, Marcy, David.