Tadeusz Maria Drzewiecki
Engineering consultant
Born Sept. 16, 1943, London, U.K.; came to U.S., 1956; son of Waclaw and Maria (Rago); married Joanne (Rodriguez); children: Kristan, Alexis.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.), 1966, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), 1968, City College of New York (CCNY); Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey (CA), 1980.
Career: instructor, City College of New York (CCNY), 1966-68; mechanical engineer, Washington (DC), 1967-73, research & development supervisor, Adelphi (MD), 1973-82, H. Diamond Laboratories; vice president, Science & Technology Associate's, Ariington (VA), 1982-84; president & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Defense Research Technologies, Inc., Rockville (MD), 1984 -.
Author: 24 U.S. patents; editor, 2 monographs, 1980, 1982; associate editor, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement & Control (ASME), 1975-85; technical editor, Journal of Fluid Control, 1982 -; over 100 technical articles, reports and papers.
Member of: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics; judge, 1985-88, chairman, Engineering Division, Montgomery County Scientific Fair (MD).
Honors: Sigma Xi; Army Commendation Medal, U.S. Army, 1971; Hinman Award for Technical Excellence, 1973, Inventor of the Year, 1980, U.S. Army H. Diamonds Laboratories; U.S. Army research & development achievement awards, 1978, 1982.
Served with: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, captain, 1968-71.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: fishing, tennis, bridge.
Office: Defense Research Technologies, Inc., 354 Hungerford Dr., Rockviile, MD 20850.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996