Background
Jackson, Robert Keith was born on April 20, 1943 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Orval Russell and Dorothy Alice Jackson.
manufacturing company executive
Jackson, Robert Keith was born on April 20, 1943 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Orval Russell and Dorothy Alice Jackson.
Bachelor of Science, Western Michigan U., 1966; Master of Business Administration, Vanderbilt University, 1987.
Vocational teacher, Warren (Michigan) Consolidated Schools, 1967-1968;
manufacturing engineer, Eaton Corporation, Kalamazoo, 1968-1977;
general superintendent, Eaton Corporation, Kalamazoo, 1977;
general superintendent, Eaton Corporation, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, 1977-1980;
plant manager, Eaton Ltd., Manchester, England, 1980-1984;
plant manager, Eaton Corporation, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 1984-1991;
manager manufacturing and quality assurance Truck Components Operations, Eaton Corporation, Kalamazoo, 1991-1993;
plant manager, Eaton Corporation, Humboldt, Tennessee, 1993-1996;
operations specialist, Eaton Corporation, China, 1996-1997;
general manager, Eaton Truck and Business Components (Shanghai) Limited company, since 1997. Member of advisory county industrial studies Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1985-1991, School Business, 1990-1991. Member machine tool technical advising committee Jackson (Tennessee) State Community College, 1994-1996.
Member development committee U. Tennessee at Martin, mem.mech. engineering advisory board, 1995-1996.
Trustee Eaton Public Policy Association, Cleveland, l985-89. Member Tennessee Association Business (board directors 1989-1991), Rotary, Elks, KC.
Married Cheryl Dee Bronkhorst, November 6, 1965. Children: Jennifer Lynn, Stephen Robert.