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Ferdinand Ronald Karbowski Jr.

Engineer

Born Mar. 24, 1967, Panama City, Panama; came to U.S., 1977; son of Ferdinand and Doris (Bethancourt).

Education: Bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.),Texas A & M University, College Station, 1990.

Career: engineer, Brown & Root Industrial Services, Inc., Houston (TX), 1990 -.

Author: editor, Engineering - A Creative Profession (textbook), 1993.

Member of: program assistant, San Antonio Pre-Freshman Engineering Program, 1986-87; co-founder, Texas A & M Freshman Engineering Program, 1989; coordinator, Houston Pre-Freshman Engineering Program; associate member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

Honors: Outstanding Musician, World of Music Festival, Nashville (TN), 1984.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.

Languages: English, Spanish.

Hobbies: scuba diving, jetskiing, golf.

Office: Brown & Root Industrial Services, Inc., PO Box 3, Building 04, Room 302 F, Houston, TX 77001.

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

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