Biographies of ATF3 Contributors

Bio: I Joined AiResearch Manufacturing Company of California (Garrett) as a Laboratory Technician on the ATF3 Program on December 2, 1968. Schools attended: Clawson High School MI, Belle Isles Business College FL, Flight Safety Inc. Long Beach CA, Golden West Community College CA, Glendale Community College AZ. Certificates/Certifications Held: Commercial Pilot ASEL & AMEL, Inst, CFI, CFII, and Advanced & Instrument Ground-Instructor Ratings, Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, MCSO Firearms Instructor & Inspector, Certified NRA & AZ Concealed Carry Weapons Instructor. Work Experience: Ford Motor Co. as Inspector MI, Western Electric Co. as Switch Board Installer MI, USAF as B-47 Ground Crew Member Pine Castle & Holmstead AFB's FL, Newsome & Holmes Tile co as Apprentice Orlando FL, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft as Dev-Jet Engine Mechanic on JT-11 (J-58/SR-71), 304, RL-10, and SST Engine Programs WPB FL. Gardens Aviation as A&P mech maintaining FAA approved Flight School Acft (part time) WPB FL, AiResearch Mfg Co of CA as Laboratory tech, Lab-Engineer, Engr-Aid, and Dev-Engr. Newport Air Associates as mech/Flight Instructor maintaining 20 acft for FAA Approved Flight School (part time) CA, Transferred to Garrett Phx on 4/1/84 (April Fools Day) as ATF3 Engineering-Liaison, Overhaul Engr-Liaison (perf-restoration), Engr-Specialist Project, Engr-Specialist Controls (both ATF3 & TFE731). Member of 4-man FAST Team (Falcon-200 Aircraft Support Team) formed in 1975 to support F-200 Acft operators & improve ATF3 reliability, cost of ownership, & Customer Acceptance. Retired: I retired from Honeywell (Garrett) on February 1, 2001 after a very rewarding 32 year 2 month ATF3 Career. Interests: All aspects of; Aviation, Automotive, Motorcycles, Firearms, and some Political Activism on Selected Causes. Current Status: I live in Tempe AZ with my wife of 44 years and have five adult children (all boys). I keep busy doing volunteer work as a firearms instructor & Inspector for MCSO (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office), and teach CCW (Arizona Concealed Carry Weapons) Classes. I am also involved in some political activism on selected causes. I am restoring of a 1967 Chevelle 2-Dr Hardtop SS 396 4-speed. Two of my sons John C. Evans Jr. & David A. Evans have worked on the ATF3 program at Site-B Torrance CA.