Background
Taylor, Richard Lavern was born on March 8, 1950 in Dayton. Son of William Edward and Beatrice (Long) Taylor.
Taylor, Richard Lavern was born on March 8, 1950 in Dayton. Son of William Edward and Beatrice (Long) Taylor.
Bachelor of Science, Northern Illinois University, 1972. Master of Business Administration, University Cincinnati, 1973.
Senior staff coordinator Muscular Dystrophy Association, Chicago, 1968—1971. Assistant buyer fashionwear McAlpins Company, Cincinnati, 1972—1973. International sales engineer Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, 1973—1975, marketing representative Boston, 1975—1977.
Chief product development analyst Ford Motor Corporation, Dearborn, Michigan, 1977—1978, chief program analyst forward model strategy planning, emissions, and fuel economy, 1978—1980. Senior consultant, director marketing industry manufacturing Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, 1980. Managing director sales manufacturing industry Computer-aided Design/The Communications Advertising and Marketing, International Computer Systems.
Director Yo Choma, Inc. Consultant Minnesota Minority Business League. Lecturer Hennepin College.
Associate adviser explorers council Boy Scouts America. Member Hennepin County Comprehensive Employment Training Act Advisory Council, since 1980. Member of Association Master of Business Administration Executives, American Marketing Association, Society Automotive Engineers, American Management Association Engineering Society Detroit, Ski Unlimited Club, Phi Beta Lambda, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Jacqueline Madigan, August 19, 1972. Children: Kristen Nicole, John William.