Background
Stout, Thomas Melville was born on November 26, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Melville B. and Laura C. (Meisel) Stout.
Stout, Thomas Melville was born on November 26, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Melville B. and Laura C. (Meisel) Stout.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Iowa State College, 1946. Microsoft Security Essentials, University Michigan, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1954.
Junior engineer Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, 1947-1948. Instructor, then assistant professor University Washington, Seattle, 1948-1954. Research engineer Schlumberger Instrument Company, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1954-1956.
Department manager TRW/Bunker-Ramo Corporation, Canoga Park, California, 1956-1965. President Profimatics, Inc., Thousand Oaks, 1965-1983. Private practice consultant Northridge, since 1984.
Active professional engineering licensing and certification. Board directors Accreditation Board Engineering and Technology, 1995—2001. President Council Engineering Science, Special Boards, 2006—2007.
Ens. United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow National Society of Professional Engineers, Instrument Systems and Automation Society (honorary member). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, California Society Professional Engineers.
Married Marilyn J. Koebnick, December 27, 1947. Children: Martha, Sharon, Carol, James, William, Kathryn.