Wayne H. Coloney, P.E. 5 March 1925 - 11 March 2015
1925
WAYNE MYRON HERNDON COLONEY Born, Bradenton, FL
1943-1946
Sergeant-Tank Commander, 714th Tank Battalion, 12th Armored Division, with Patton in Europe. Saw combat in 3 Tanks, survived loss of 2 to enemy fire.
1948-1949
Heavy equipment operator, access road to new oil discovery, Venezuela.
1950
Bachelor Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Highest Honors, four year 4.0 grade point average.
1950, June 21
Married Anne Elizabeth Benedict, St. John’s Church, Tallahassee, FL.
1950-1955
Employed by Florida State Road Department.
1951
Daughter, Mary Adore, born.
1955-1657
Engineer-Highways, Gibbs & Hill, Inc. Designed all drainage & drainage structures, Pan American Hwy, Guatemala & El Salvador.
1957-1959
Gibbs & Hill, Inc., Chief Engineer, Highways, Manhattan & Tampa.
1959-1963
Associate, J.E. Greiner Co., Engineer in Charge, Down Range Missile Tracking Stations, NASA.
1963-1970
Partner, Barrett, Daffin, Bishop & Coloney/Barrett, Daffin & Coloney, Engineer In Charge-Leon Co, Courthouse, Tallahassee Municipal Airport, etc.
1967-1973
President & Director, International Enterprises, Inc.
1970-1990
Wayne H. Coloney Co., Inc./Coloney Company Consulting Engineers, Engineers in Charge-Killearn Estates, Killearn Acres, Killearn Lakes, Dublin Downs, Golden Eagle; designer/manufacturer, weapons support systems, US & foreign countries.
1974
Advisory Council on Military Education, appointed by FL Governor.
1975-1985
President, Florida Small Business Association.
1975-1985
President & Secretary, Tesseract Corporation.
1975-1985
President, Retrotech Corporation.
1979
President’s Advisory Council on Industrial Innovation, appointed by the President of the United States.
1980-1991
President, Sonitrol GmBh Munich, West Germany.
1980-1991
President, Sonitrol (UK) Ltd., London, England.
1982-1992
President, The Clarion Corporation.
1983-1987
President, Professional Management Consulting Group, Inc.
1985-1990
Deputy Chairman, Howden Air Dynamics, Inc.
1987-2005
Director & Member, GTO, Inc. Executive Committee.
1990
Co-Founder, Coloney Von Soosten & Associates, Inc.
1990-1996
President, Coloney Company Consulting Engineers, Inc.
1996
Sold Coloney Company Consulting Engineers, Inc. to John T. Bell, P.E.
1996-2001
Consultant, The Coloney Company, Inc. (owned by John T. Bell, P.E.)
2001-2012
Consultant, Coloney Bell Engineering (owned by John T. Bell, P.E.)
2001
Coloney Von Soosten & Assoc, Inc. merges with Aurora Mgmt Partners, Inc.
2002
President, National Academy of Forensic Engineers.