Background
Cardinal, Robert Jean was born on December 24, 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alexander Joseph Junior and Alice Irene (Bellevance) Cardinal.
benefit administration executive
Cardinal, Robert Jean was born on December 24, 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alexander Joseph Junior and Alice Irene (Bellevance) Cardinal.
Bachelor of Science, United States Coast Guard Academy, 1957. Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1967.
Supervisory engineering administrator major systems, Radio Corporation of America Corporation, Moorestown, New Jersey, 1961-1963; manager program control Lunar Module-Apollo Program, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1963-1965; managing associate, L.B. Knight & Associations, Chicago, 1965-1967; vice president, L.B. Knight & Associations, Chicago and Washington, 1969-1972; executive vice president, L.B. Knight & Associations, Chicago and Washington, 1973-1979; division vice president, general manager, Walworth division Aloyco, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1967-1968; president, chief operating officer, Massachusetts Insurance Adminstrs. and Cons., Inc., Chicago, 1979-1984; director management consultant, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1984-1986; president, American Benefit Plan Adminstrs. division TPA American Inc., Los Angeles, 1986-1989; senior vice president, TPA American Inc., 1986-1989; owner, manager, Benefit Administration Corporation, Fresno, California, since 1989.
Board directors Junior Achievement Chicago and Northern Indiana, 1977-1984, Chicago Crime Commission, 1977-1984. Trustee Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1980-1985, Boys Club Foundation Union League Club Chicago, 1980-1984. Executive committee Fresno New United Way Board, since 1994.
Executive board Sequoia Council Boy Scouts American, since 1994. Vice chair advisory council Metropolitan Projects Authority, since 1994. Business advisory council California State University Fresno Graduate School Education and Human Development, since 1994.
Member National Society of Professional Engineers (ethics and practices committee Illinois chapter), International Foundation Employee Benefit Plans (member administrators committee 1990-1993, 95—, chairman 1992, 93), Society Professional Benefit Administrators (board directors 1982-1984), Institute Management Consultant (senior, board directors 1976-1979), American Institute Industrial Engineers (senior ), American Arbitration Association, Union League Club (board directors 1983-1984, admissions chairman), Rotary Club Fresno (chairman community projects committee since 1993).
Married Lois Jane Perry, June 21, 1958 (divorced 1979). Children: David, Suzette, Amy. Married Jane Ellen Vandenburg, March 13, 1981.