Kazimierz Steve Rasiej
Consulting engineer, Polish community leader
Born Sept. 28, 1926, Przemysl, Poland; came to U.S., 1952; son of Zygmunt and Helena (Habilewicz); married Maria (Pawulski); children: Richard, John, Andrew, Anna, Kristina.
Education: Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Municipal College, Boumemouth (United Kingdom), 1950.
Career: designer, Electricity Board, London (United Kingdom), 1950-52; engineer, 1952-65, chief electrical engineer, 1965-69, principal, 1970-76, executive vice p.resident and board member, 1976-90, Syska & Hennessy, Inc., New York City; Retired; Consultant, 1991 -.
Author: various articles in: Architectural Record, Architectural & Engineering News, Actual Specifying Engineer.
Member of: Institute of Electrical and Electrocic Engineers (IEEE); National Society of Professional Engineers; U.S. Committee of International Commission on Illumination; president, Polish Air Force Veterans in America (also in 1970-74); director, Polish American Congress (PAC), since 1975; Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.) (national vice commander, 1985-88); trustee, Polish Assistance - Polska Bratnia Pomoc, New York City; Polonia Technica (president, 1983-87); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: Polish Air Force Medal, 1945, Gold Cross of Merit, 1970, Order of Polonia Restituta, 1977, Polish Government in Exile, London.
Served with: Polish Cadet School in the Middle East, 1942-44; Polish Air Forces in the West, Flying School (United Kingdom), 1944-46.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: chess, skiing, mandolin.
Home: 393 Orchard Ter, Bogota, NJ 07603
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.