Robert D. Van Buiten

Background

Buiten, Robert D. Van was born on February 18, 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jerrien and Nellie Ruhling (Bogert) Van Buiten.

Education

Degree in mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1949.

Career

Rocket test engineer Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Caldwell, New Jersey, 1949—1951. Subcontract engineer Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Glenn L. Martin Company, Hamilton Standard UTC, Engineering Research Corporation, 1951—1957. Advanced engineering manager Martin Marietta Corporation, Baltimore, 1957—1965.

Spacecraft program manager International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Bethesda, 1965—1968, division planner Gaithersburg, 1968—1970. Owner, consultant Van Buiten & Associates, Columbia, since 1971. With United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO.

Achievements

• Robert D. Van Buiten has been listed as a noteworthy management consultant, career planner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Management Association, Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation, American Rocket Society.

Interests

• Architecture, sailing, music, history.

Connections

Married Phyllis Nerine Stoutenburgh, October 14, 1950. Children: Lauren, Gregory, Suzanne, Christopher.

Father:

Jerrien Buiten

Mother:

Nellie Ruhling (Bogert) Van Buiten

Spouse:

Phyllis Nerine Stoutenburgh

child:

Gregory Buiten

child:

Suzanne Buiten

child:

Christopher Buiten

child:

Lauren Buiten