Robert Leonard O'Brien

Background

O'Brien, Robert Leonard was born on July 29, 1936 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Leonard Louis and Grace (Couto) O'B.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1957; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1957; postgraduate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1957-1966.

Career

Junior engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1956; research assistant, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1956-1957; research engineer, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1957-1965; supervisor air breathing propulsion, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1965-1967; chief air breathing propulsion, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1967-1972; manager propulsion laboratories, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1972-1977; manager engineering research, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1977-1981; manager division coordinator, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1981-1991; independent consultant, Manchester, Connecticut, since 1992; senior associate, Connecticut Technology Associations, Inc., since 1993. Member United States gas turbine delegation to China, 1978.

Achievements

• Robert Leonard O"Brien has been listed as a noteworthy business development and aerospace consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

District commander United States Power Squadrons, District 1, Connecticut, 1978-1980. Squadron commander Hartford Power Squadron, Hartford, 1971-1973. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, SEI Architecture Working Group 1990).

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, International Society for Air Breathing Engines, Metropolitan Shooters, Inc., Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.

Interests

• Trap shooting, boating, fishing.

Connections

Married Diane Webster, December 19, 1956 (divorced May 1980). Children: Patricia Anne, Carol Elizabeth, Martha Jean, Robert Leonard Junior, Erin Louise. Married Mary E. Clark, January 2, 1982.

Father:

Leonard Louis O'B.

Mother:

Grace (Couto) O'B.

Spouse:

Mary E. Clark

Spouse:

Diane Webster

child:

Robert Leonard Junior O'Brien

child:

Carol Elizabeth O'Brien

child:

Erin Louise O'Brien

child:

Patricia Anne O'Brien

child:

Martha Jean O'Brien