Robert Fischer:
CLASS OF 1965
Huntington East High SchoolClass of 1965
Huntington, WV
Marshall UniversityClass of 1970
Huntington, WV
Robert's Story
After graduating from the HEHS / National Defense Education Act "Electronics Technology" program, I earned a bachelors degree in Physics & General Science from Marshall University. Married the former Mona Lynn Reeser (from HHS). Worked for a couple of defense contractors. Then took a job at ACF Industries (2,000 employee plant) for 13 years. First in various electrical & maintenance supervision jobs then as Plant Engineering & Maintenance Manager. Became a robotics pioneer while working there. Awarded two U.S. patents. Automation Consultant to ACF plants in Pennsylvania & Missouri (3,000 employee plant). Earned a Masters Degree in Technical Education from MU attending evening classes. Took a job with Calgon Carbon Corporation for the next 15 years. Managed Electrical, Instrumentation & Utilities for them. Reliability Consultant to CCC plants across US and in England, Belgium & Germany. Developed and instructed (13 years) a Robotics class for Marshall University. Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Kennedy-Western U with more evening/correspondence classes. Took a 10-year job for Pritchard Electric Company installing and servicing instrumentation & controls at Marathon refineries, terminals & tank farms in KY, WV & VA. ...Expand for more
As part of this engagement, I trained IBEW electricians to work on electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic & nuclear instrumentation. Author of technical articles and co-author of a set of Electrical & Instrumentation textbooks. The texts are study guides for nationally-portable E&I certification exams, required by law, to work on certain life-critical & environmentally-sensitive "Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Systems." Instructed both Electronics & Physics classes for Mountwest Comm & Tech College and Solid-State Electronics for ITT Technical Institute. I'm an Emeritus Member of the West Virginia Academy of Science. In 1982, I was appointed "West Virginia Ambassador of Science & Engineering." In 1988, I was inducted into the West Junior High School Hall of Fame. I have two sons, both IBEW electricians/supervisors and a daughter who is a dental hygienist. I have been active in ham radio, hunting, fishing, boating, pickleball, martial arts and country dancing since leaving high school. Semi-retired in 2011. Still doing occasional consulting and dabbling in "esoteric science" research as Fischer Technical Services, a part-time "applied science & engineering" business I founded in 1979.
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