Background
Phillips, William Ray was born on February 23, 1931 in West Point, Virginia, United States. Son of William Ray and Marjorie Evelyn (Treat) Phillips.
Phillips, William Ray was born on February 23, 1931 in West Point, Virginia, United States. Son of William Ray and Marjorie Evelyn (Treat) Phillips.
Attended, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Apprentice School, 1949-1954; Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1960; student advanced management program, Harvard University, 1975.
Foreman machine shops and tool room, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1964-1966; assistant superintendent machine shops division, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1966-1967; manager nuclear construction, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1967-1972; director waterfront operations, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1972-1975; vice president yard operations, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1975-1979; vice president marketing, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1979-1983; vice president engineering, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1983-1984; senior vice president engineering, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1984-1987; executive vice president, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1987-1992; president, Chief Executive Officer, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1992-1994; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding Company, 1994-1995; retired, 1995. Board directors Newport News Reactor Superior vena cava syndrome, Idaho Falls, Idaho, president. Board directors Newport News Industrial Ohio, North Perry, Ohio, chairman, since 1992.
Sergeant United States Army, 1955-1957. Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (president), Navy League United States (life), Naval Submarine League, American Society Naval Engineers, Propeller Club United States, Seaford Yacht Club (Yorktown, Virginia, trustee).
Married Marian Belle Culbreth, November 7, 1953. Children: William Ray III, Dana Louise.