Background
Payne, William Forbes was born on May 12, 1940 in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. Son of William Hector and Winnifred Blanche (McMurchy) Payne.
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William Forbes Payne
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William Forbes Payne, Canadian Aerospace engineer, costing consultant. Achievements include design of costing software program for communication satellites. Lieutenant Canada Army, 1958-1966, Germany. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ion propulsion technical committee 1974-1976), Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada Aerospace Institute.
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1963; Master of Science, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, 1971.
Career
Supervisor, Department Communications, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1971-1976; vice president, Canada Astronautics Ltd., Ottawa, 1976-1988; managing partner, Routes Inc., Kanata, Ontario, Canada, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant Canada Army, 1958-1966, Germany. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ion propulsion technical committee 1974-1976), Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada Aerospace Institute.
Connections
Married Mary Rose Daykin, July 21, 1964. Children: William Gregory, Trevor Andrew.
