William Michael Swiderek

Engineer, executive, former air force officer

Born Aug. 15, 1953, Fairfield (CA), U.S.; son of Walter and Audrey (Chock); married Luz (Kwan); children: Lee, Sara.

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in business management), United States Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado Springs (CO), 1975; Master of Science (M.S.) (in computer systems), Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton (OH), 1981.

Career: president, Swiderek Advanced Systems, Inc., Richmond (IN), 1981 -; software engineer, Utah Test and Training Range, Ogden, 1981-89, chief, Ground Station Acquisition Division, Space Systems Division, Los Angeles (CA), 1986-90, program manager, Phillips Laboratory, Albuquerque (NM), 1990-93, Unites States Air Force (USAF); senior air force officer, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Verona (Italy), 1993-94.

Author: article in Military and Aerospace Electronics, 1993.

Honors: Tau Beta Pi.

Served with: United States Air Force (USAF), Iieutenant colonel, 1975-94.

Affiliation: Catholic.

Language: English.

Hobbies: skiing, book cassettes.

Home: 11501 Paganica Way North East, Albuquerque, NM 87111.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.