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FREDERIC K. VAN BIENE

 

 

            Experience and education in his chosen field have paved the way for Mr. Frederic van Biene to advance to the position of Vice-President and General Manager of the United Testing Laboratories at 573 Monterey Pass Road in Monterey Park.

            Mr. van Biene’s experience includes eleven years in design development and production of military electronic equipment.

            At Associated Missile Products Corporation, Pomona, Mr. van Biene was Staff Assistant to the Project Manager.  He worked for the company for two years, and was responsible for coordinating and monitoring project performance in engineering, manufacturing, material, quality control, and contracts administration by project assignment.  As Senior Administrative Engineer, he coordinated the engineering phases of project activity with the responsibility for engineering budgets and schedules, preparation of technical reports, and monitoring the over-all engineering project performance.

            As Production Supervisor at Hycon Manufacturing Company, Pasadena, California, where he worked for five years, Mr. van Biene was responsible for the performance of all phases of project manufacturing control and planning within the camera and instrument division.  After his promotion to Senior Production Engineer, he organized production tests for the Air Force.  As Senior Design Engineer his duties included design and development of power supplies, synchronizer pulse generators and coder delay lines, as used in guided missile simulator test sets.  He worked on several missile programs include the Terrier, Talos and the Falcon.

            Mr. van Biene was employed by United Testing Laboratories as Division Manager in April, 1958, and was promoted to Vice-President of the parent company, United ElectroDynamics Inc., in 1960.  His present position is Vice-President and General Manager of United Testing Laboratories in Monterey Park.  The company offers a quality service to industry for product improvement.  Currently United Testing Laboratories is providing complete testing services for a wide range of customers, including manufacturers and users of products in the missile and aero-space industries, aircraft and electronics and varied consumer products.  The company is carrying out testing programs for leading research and development projects.

            Mr. Frederic K. van Biene was born in Anaheim, California, on February 12, 1928, a son of Derek van Biene and Grace (Clark) van Biene.  He received his elementary education at Banning, California, and graduated from high school in San Bernardino, California, in 1945.  After serving in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946 during World War II, he continued his education at California State Polytechnic College, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering in 1951.  He received his Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering and Business Administration in 1954 from Stanford Graduate School and Engineering and Business.

            Mr. van Biene has one daughter, Laura Lee, who is four years old.

            He belongs to the Alumni Group of California State Polytechnic College, to the Institute of Radio Engineers and to the Institute of Environmental Sciences.

            His hobbies are sailing and amateur radio.    

 

 

 

 

Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.

Source: Historical Volume & Reference Works Including Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel & Temple City, by Robert P. Studer, Pages 482-483, Historical Publ., Los Angeles, California.  1962.


© 2013  V. Gerald Iaquinta.

 

 

 

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