Background
Volpa, Robert William was born on June 13, 1930 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Peter W. and Rosetta (Welch) Volpa.
Volpa, Robert William was born on June 13, 1930 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Peter W. and Rosetta (Welch) Volpa.
Student, Fresno State College, 1949—1958. Student, Pasadena City College, 1950—1951. Student, Northwest Radio Institute, 1952—1953.
Served with United States National Guard, 1948—1963. Technical director Station KCOP-television, Los Angeles, 1954—1963. Space communications system engineer Bendix Field Engineering, Inc., Florida, 1963—1966.
Resident engineer F&M Systems Company, St. Louis, 1966—1968. Project engineer Ampex Corporation, various locations, 1968—1971, Nigeria television network Page Communications Engineer, Inc., 1971—1973. Manager systems engineering Lynch Communications Systems, Inc., Reno, 1973—1975.
Project manager, project engineer Bechtel Inc., since 1975, Cairo, since 1984.
Member of Society Motion Picture and television Engineer, Cairo Divers.
Married Gloria Jewel Belcher, February 22, 2025.