Biographical entry Gosewinckel, William Graham (1930 - )

Summary

William Graham Gosewinckel was foundation Chairman of the INTELSAT Planning Committee 1974-75, which was formed to consider longer term issues relating to Australia's overseas telecommunications services and traffic requirements. He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

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1947

Career position - Joined the Overseas Telecommunications Commission Australia

1962 - 1967

Career position - Supervising Engineer with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission Australia

1967 - 1973

Career position - Director of Planning with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission Australia

1973 - 1980

Career position - Assistant General Manager of Corporate Services, Overseas Telecommunications Commission Australia

1974 - 1975

Career position - Foundation Chairman of the INTELSAT Planning Committee

1979 - 1980

Career position - Director of the Satellite System Management Unit of the Post and Telecommunications Department

1981

Career position - Senior Assistant General Manager of National Satellite System

1981 - 1986

Career position - General Manager and Chief Executive of AUSSAT Pty Ltd

1986 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1986

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

1986 - 1992

Career position - Managing Director and Chief Executive of AUSSAT Pty Ltd

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Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Gosewinckel, William Graham (1930-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474966. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_g.html. Details