Stephen Dowden Able

Background

Able, Stephen Dowden was born on August 30, 1946 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Edward Thorne and Joanne (Dowden) Able.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Colorado, 1968; Master of Business Administration, U. Denver, 1982; postgraduate, Purdue University, since 1992.

Career

Project engineer, Sundstrand, Denver, 1974-1979; senior project engineer, Sundstrand, Denver, 1979-1982; engineering manager, Sundstrand, Denver, 1982-1989; engineering manager, Ingersoll-Rand, Bryan, Ohio., 1989-1993; senior engineering consultant, Ingersoll-Rand, Bryan, Ohio., since 1993. Vic-chairman Ingersoll-Rand Technology Council, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 1994-1996, chairman, since 1996.

Achievements

• Stephen Dowden Able has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior Lieutenant United States Navy, 1969-1973. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Connections

Married Jana Svacek, August 31, 1974. Children: Nicholas Joseph, Carrie Barrier.

Father:

Edward Thorne Able

Mother:

Joanne (Dowden) Able

Spouse:

Jana Svacek

child:

Nicholas Joseph Able

child:

Carrie Barrier Able