Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 1999 Election
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Full Biography for Tim Risch

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Seat 7

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This information is provided by the candidate

15-year Sunnyvale Resident and California Native

Education:

  • 1983, M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.
  • 1980, B.S. (cum laude), Engineering, Major: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles. Recipient of Outstanding UCLA Engineering Undergraduate Award in 1980.

Employment:
  • 1983 to Present, Aerotherm Corporation, Program Manager and Member of the Technical Staff, Heat Transfer and Thermochemistry

Community Participation:
  • Sunnyvale Downtown Resource Team 1998-Present
  • Sunnyvale Public Safety Volunteer 1999
  • Community Advisory Committee for Moffett Federal Airfield 1996-1997
  • City of Sunnyvale Land Use and Transportation Study Group 1997
  • Citizens Coalition For Traffic Relief, Computer System Coordinator 1996
  • City of Sunnyvale Telecommunications Study Group 1995
  • Sunnyvale Bicycle Advisory Committee, Chairman and Member, 1992-1996
  • National Wind Tunnel Committee, 1995-1996
  • Able Cable Productions, 1990-Present
  • Leadership Sunnyvale, Class of 1992, Volunteer 1991-Present
  • Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, 1994-Present
  • Friends of NASA at Moffett (FONAM), 1992
  • Communities Organized to Save the Moffett Complex (COSMC) 1995-1998
  • Stanford University Blood Bank, Blood Drive Coordinator, 1989-1995
  • Red Cross, Blood Drive Coordinator, 1989-1995
  • Faith in Action, 1991-1995
  • Emergency Housing Consortium, 1991-1995
  • Habitat for Humanity, 1990-1991, 1997
  • Second Harvest Food Bank, 1996-Present

Other Qualifications:
  • Registered California Professional Chemical Engineer, Certificate No. 4575

Honors and Awards:
  • 1996 Nominee for Sunnyvale Distinguished Citizen of the Year
  • 1980 Outstanding UCLA Engineering Undergraduate Award

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