Background
Tilson, Robert Ray was born on April 4, 1932 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Yates and Lena Catherine (Ray) Tilson.
Tilson, Robert Ray was born on April 4, 1932 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Yates and Lena Catherine (Ray) Tilson.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 1959. Master of Business Administration, Case Western Reserve University, 1971.
Methods engineer General Electric Company, Cincinnati, 1952—1956. Development engineer TRW, Inc., Cleveland, 1959—1964. Manager product planning Reliance Electric Company, 1964—1971.
Manager corporation projects A.O. Smith, Inc., Milwaukee, 1971—1972. Director mergers and acquisitions and international affairs Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, Illinois, 1972—1981. President Tilson Platinum Group, Inc., since 1981.
Instructor industrial engineering North Carolina State University, 1957—1959. Guest lecturer international business Northern Illinois University DeKalb, 1974—1975.
Member of United States-The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Trade and Economic Council, World Trade Club Northern Illinois, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Machinery and Allied Products Institute, International Trade Club Chicago, Aerospace Industries Association, Association for Corporation Growth (president 1977-1978).
Married Joan Arlene Murphy, July 18, 1964. Children: Robert Burton, John Ray, David Neill.