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Bill Garth

Profile Updated: August 23, 2021
Residing In:
Rochester Hills, MI USA
Spouse/Partner - wedding date:
Barbara-September 16, 1972
Current Occupation:
Retired from GM & Electronic Data Systems
Children:
William, born 1975

Christopher, born 1978; After getting degrees from MSU in Botany and Russian, More…and a short stint at UM, he moved to Taiwan where he lived for 5 years teaching teaching English to children aged 2-12 at the Sunshine School.

He went to Taiwan to learn Chinese and kung fu. He studied Northern Praying Mantis, Taichi and Shaolin Longfist for the last 4 years. He then opened a children’s kung fu class with his teacher, and taught the kids both kung fu and English.

He began working at Japan Center for Michigan Universities in Hikone, Japan five years ago as the English Program Coordinator after getting his MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) from MSU and working in Tokyo. He supports the Michigan-Shiga Sister-State relationship that started in 1968 and works with all 15 public universities in Michigan and universities across Japan. Bill’s daughter-in-law Anke is from Taiwan, and two granddaughters, Arya and Menolly, are in second and first grade in Japan.

My granddaughters, Arya and Menolly enjoy reading, practicing Kung fu with their father, and speaking in English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese.

Michael, born 1980
Grandchildren:

Carter William, born May, 2004
MacAlister David, born July, 2005
Reeve Alexander, born April, 2007
Cambelle Elizabeth, born February, 2009

Arya Felix, born May 14, 2013
Menolly Linnea, Born September 17, 2014

About My Career:

I started work for Bell Aerosystems (July 1967) as an Engineering Analyst. I was a computer programmer responsible for development and support of various heat transfer analyses and other engineering simulation programs. Projects included the heat analysis of the Lunar Excursion Module assent engine and a variety of other rocket engines and a futuristic hypersonic aircraft.

After two years at Bell Aerosystems, I worked for General Motors the next 15 1/2 years at the GM Technical Center in Warren, MI in several capacities leading up to a supervisory position. I was a member of a team responsible for development and implementation of numerous computer programs for body surfacing design in GM's Computer Aided Design and Numerical Control Effort (CADANCE) system (the original production CAD/CAM system in the world, later to become known as GM’s Corporate Graphics System - CGS).

I transitioned Electronic Data Systems (EDS), there in January 1985. As a manager, I lead a team to with the responsibility of converting over 15,000 programs from GM's mainframe to various UNIX workstations. The success of this project enabled the GM designers around the world to move away from the mainframe computers. These designers did exterior and interior sheet metal design, instrument panel, grill and bumper, and head lamp design. I moved to a team supporting GM's Global Infrastructure.

The last four years I lead a team supporting Chrysler's web site security.

First day of retirement, from EDS, December 1, 2007

What grade school(s) did you go to?

Edison Elementary

College (w/degrees):

University of Michigan - BS in Science Engineering, BA in Mathemathics

Grad School (w/degrees):

University of Michigan - MA in Mathematics

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Posted: Dec 17, 2013 at 12:52 AM
Grandkids(from left to right) Reeve(2007), MacAlister(2005), Carter(2004), & Cambelle(2009)
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Garth Super Heros plus a small pumpkin.
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Halloween in Taiwan. That's my son Christopher on the left (the chef). He not that big, the others are just very small.
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Grandkids Christmas 2009
from left to right -
Reeve, Mac, Cambelle, & Carter
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Grandkids fall 2010 from left to right: Mac, Cambelle, Carter, & Reeve


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