Background
Short, Thomas E. was born on July 16, 1928 in Oroville, California, United States. Son of Arthur E. and Margaret (Anderson) Short.
Short, Thomas E. was born on July 16, 1928 in Oroville, California, United States. Son of Arthur E. and Margaret (Anderson) Short.
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1956.
Drilling engineer, Standard Oil (SO = Esso), Bogota, Colombia, 1956-1960; drilling and production engineer, Standard Oil (SO = Esso), Talara, Peru, 1960-1967; production manager, Standard Oil (SO = Esso), Melbourne, Australia, 1967-1972; senior research engineer, Standard Oil (SO = Esso), Houston, 1972-1973; vice president, general manager, SEDCO, Algiers, Algiera, 1973-1977; vice president, general manager, SEDCO, Teheran, Iran, 1977-1979; president, Applied Drilling Technology Inc., Houston, since 1979. Board directors Houston Research Engineers, 1983-1986.
Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Bogota, 1956-1960, Talara, 1960-1964 (board directors 1964-1967). Served with United States Air Force, 1946-1949. Member of Houston.
Married Janet C. Wilson (deceased 1973). Children: Thomas E. Junior, Linda Susan, Judy Diane. Married Barbara Jane Blanton.