Background
Fortin, Robert Joseph was born on September 3, 1930 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank S. and Mary E. (Kelly) Fortin.
Fortin, Robert Joseph was born on September 3, 1930 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank S. and Mary E. (Kelly) Fortin.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Mathematics, U. Rhode Island, 1952; postgraduate, U. Rhode Island, 1961-1964; postgraduate, U. Maryland., 1955; postgraduate, U. Florida, 1959.
Group head, Kaman Corporation, Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1956-1958;
systems manager, Raytheon Company, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1959-1965;
program manager, General dynamics corporation, Rochester, New York, 1965-1968;
president, chief Executive officer, Marine Resources, Inc., Rochester, 1968-1973;
vice president, treasurer, director, Leisure Time Activities, Inc., Gainesville, Georgia, 1973-1976;
manager business development, Neptune International Corporation, Atlanta, 1976-1978;
vice president, general manager, Control Delta Corporation, Orlando, Florida, 1978-1980;
president, chief Executive officer, Applied Control Systems, Inc., Orlando, 1980-1983;
president, Market Pro & Company, Inc., Orlando, since 1983. Public Market Probe, since 1989. Adjunct Professor marketing Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina., 1977-1978.
Public Market Probe Newsletter, since 1989.
Member United Nations Day committee United States Mission to United Nations, New York City, 1971. Served to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1952-1954, Korea. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Marketing Association.
Married Jane A. LeVasseur, December 27, 1952. Children: Robert, Vanessa, Thomas.