Tadeusz Jan Kwiatkowski
Electrical engineer, naval officer
Born Jan. 14, 1948, Dorposz, Poland; came to U.S, 1975; son of Wladyslaw and Elizabeth (Kisielewski); married Helena (Pasciak); children: Sonia, Thomas.
Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E.), State Naval School, Gdynia (Poland), 1970; Mercer County College, Trenton (NJ), 1976.
Career: 1st officer, "Odra", Polish Navy, 1970-75; electromechanic, various plants, U.S., 1975-77; manager, Electrical Department, Bethlehem Steel (NJ), 1977-82; president, H & T Security System, Inc., 1982 -; president, Aston International, Inc., Harbour Repairs, Inc., The Valve Repairs Shop, Inc., Elizabeth (NJ), 1982 -.
Author: numerous professional projects, i.a.: Conversion of Aircraft Carrier Intrepid to Museum, 1980, Conversion of Staten Island Ferry Boat to New York Jail, 1985; various articles on Polish arms and armor.
Member of: president, Polish Military Collectors Association, New York City; American Institute of Plant Engineers; Society of Marine Port Engineers; American Welding Society; National Rifle Association; North American Hunt Club; Polonia Technica; Pilsudski Institute of America.
Honors: various professional awards, Polish Ministry of Shipping, 1967-75.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: collecting Polish arms and armor, paintings, hunting.
Office: Harbour Repairs, Inc., 254 2nd St., Elizabeth, NJ 07206.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996