William John Brown

Background

Brown, William John was born on October 2, 1954 in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. Son of John Daniel and Betty Jean (Johnson) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Oregon State University, 1977. Master of Business Administration in Finance, University Oregon, 1980. Master of Science in Computer Science, University North Carolina, 1990.

Career

Actuarial technician Standard Insurance Company, Portland, Oregon, 1982-1984, programmer analyst, 1984, Pacific Power and Light, Portland, 1984-1987. Senior programmer analyst Eddie Bauer, Redmond, Washington, 1987-1988. Summer intern International Business Machines Corporation Research, Hawthorne, New York, 1990.

Computing system analyst Boeing Commercial Airplane, Everett, Washington, 1991-1994. Advanced technical specialist mathematics and computing technical Boeing Information and Support Services, Bellevue, since 1994. Research assistant University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1988-1990, research associate, 1990-1991.

Administrative vice president Willamette Valley Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Portland, 1986. Member program committee Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium '93, Seattle, 1993.

Achievements

• William John Brown has been listed as a notable computer scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Oxfam American, Seattle, 1988-1995. Tutor Lego/Logo class for inner city youth, Seattle, 1993. Member Sunrise Toastmasters (president 1986, Toastmaster of Year, 1986), University North Carolina Puget Sound Alumni (treasurer since 1991).

Interests

• Contradancing, master's swimming.

Connections

Father:

John Daniel Brown

Mother:

Betty Jean (Johnson) Brown