Yanni Posnakoff

Background

Posnakoff, Yanni was born on August 4, 1933 in Thesaloniki-Macedonia, Greece. Son of Ioakim Posnakoff and Alexandra Ornithopoulou.

Education

Certified marine engineer, Superior School Marine Engineers, Piraeus, Greece, 1953. Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958.

Career

Naval architect Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Baltimore, 1958-1960. Surveyor, naval architect American Bureau Shipping, New York City, 1960-1962. Naval architect Ship Design Associates, 1962-1963, Rosenblatt & Son, New York City, 1963-1965.

President United Hellenes Inc., 1969-1975. Partner HPS, 1975-1989. Founder, president Cinema Possibilite, 1968-1989.

Organizer art projects Doinggs Incorporated, New York York City, 1969-1989. Founder Hellenic Creations, Athens, Greece, 1971, Angel Gallery, New York City, 1988.

Achievements

• Yanni Posnakoff has been listed as a notable naval architect, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

Interests

• Social work, writing.

Connections

Children: Alexander, James, Jasper.

Father:

Ioakim Posnakoff

Mother:

Alexandra Ornithopoulou

child:

James Posnakoff

child:

Jasper Posnakoff

child:

Alexander Posnakoff