Background
Tanke, Thomas John was born on March 17, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond and Catherine (Dybas) Tanke.
Tanke, Thomas John was born on March 17, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond and Catherine (Dybas) Tanke.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1966; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1987.
Loss prevention engineer, Royal-Globe, Inc. Company, Chicago, 1966-1969; corporation safety director, Wright, Corporation, Des Moines, 1969-1972; loss prevention manager, Green Construction Company, Pueblo, Colorado, 1972-1975; manager safety and emergency services, Kentron International, Pueblo, 1975-1976; manager, safety, quality and emergency services, unites states department Transportation, Pueblo, 1976-1981; manager project integration, Kaiser, Engineers, Houston, 1981-1983; project manager, Kaiser, Engineers, Los Angeles, 1983-1990; executive vice president, Rail Construction Corporation/Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, 1990-1991; senior engineering manager, Parsons, Brinkerhoss, Quade & Douglas, Oakland, California, since 1991.
Scoutmaster, Boys Scouts American, Houston, 1981-1983. Member Association Retarded Citizens, Houston, 1982, Special Olympics, Ventura, California, 1987. Member American Society Safety Engineers (president 1973-1975), National Safety Management Society (president 1974-1978), National Fire Protection Association, American Management Association, National Society of Professional Engineers, California Association Professional Engineers (secretary 1987), American Society for Quality Control (certified quality examiner).
Married Virginia Rae Coyne, July 3, 1965. Children: Kimberly, Michael, Kelly, Carrie.