Robert Westengaard Jorgensen

Background

Jorgensen, Robert Westengaard was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jens W. and Ida T. (Raarup), J.

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1929. Student Central Station Institute, Chicago, 1930, Northwestern University, (night school), 1934-1935.

Career

Assistant treasurer Central & Southwest Utilities Corporation, Dallas, 1930-1933. Sales planning manager Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company, Chicago, 1933-1941. Assistant to executive vice president and sales manager Chicago Metal Hose Corporation, 1941-1947.

Management engineer Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Chicago, 1947-1950, 60.

Director, managing partner Linton, Maupin & Linton, Chicago, 1950-1952. General manager special gear division Foote Brothers Gear & Machine Company, 1950-1952.

Vice president, general manager plastic products division The Richardson Company, 1952-1960. Vice president marketing and corporation planning, general manager commercial division The Hallicrafters Company, 1960-1964.

Principal Tice & Associates, also vice president Peifer & Associates, management consultant, 1964-1973.

President Jorgensen Associates, management consultant, Northbrook, Illinois, since 1973. President Techny Plastics Corporation, since 1976.

Achievements

• Robert Westengaard Jorgensen has been listed as a noteworthy electronics executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Cornell Society Engineers, Society Plastics Engineers.

Connections

Married Paulette H. Olson. Children: Jill Mary, Deirdre Sue, and Meade Robert.

Father:

Jens West. Jorgensen

Mother:

Ida T. (Raarup) Jorgensen

Spouse:

Paulette H. Olson

child:

Jill Mary Jorgensen

child:

Deirdre Sue Jorgensen

child:

and Meade Robert Jorgensen