Robert William Traver Sr.

Background

Sr., Robert William Traver was born on October 13, 1930 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Alfred Matthew Senior and Dorothy Viola (Thomson) T.

Education

Bachelor in Mech. Engineering, Clarkson U., 1955; Master of Business Administration, U. Massachusetts, 1963.

Career

Quality control engineer, General Electric Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1955-1962; manager reliability and quality assurance, Tansitor Electronics, Inc., Bennington, Vermont, 1962-1965; senior consultant, Rath & Strong, Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, 1965-1970; regional manager, TAC, Inc., Albany, New York, 1970-1972; district manager, IDS, Inc., Albany, 1972-1981; vice president, Reddy, Traver & Woods, Inc., Lexington, 1981-1996; owner, Traver Associations, Averill Pk., New York, since 1996. Participant in educational exchange with Peoples Republic of China, 1985, Australia and New Zealand, 1986.

Achievements

• Registered profile engineer, New York.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Manufacturing Solutions for Consistent Quality and Reliability. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Chairman lake committee Crooked Lake Improvement Association, Averill Park, New York, 1973-1974. Vice president Sand Lake (New York) Businessmen's Association, 1974-1976. With United States Army, 1950.

Fellow American Society for Quality. Member Institute Management Cons., Trout Unlimited.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, gardening, hockey.

Connections

Married Eleanor JeanFinnemore (divorced February 1963). Children: Robert William Junior, Jeffrey Matthew, Elizabeth. Married Valarie Jane Mason.

Father:

Alfred Matthew Senior T.

Mother:

Dorothy Viola (Thomson) T.

Spouse:

Eleanor JeanFinnemore

Spouse:

Valarie Jane Mason.

child:

Robert William Junior Sr.

child:

Jeffrey Matthew Sr.

child:

Elizabeth Sr.