Dean K. Wilson
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Occupation | Retired on Disability |
| Location | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Introduction | Retired from full-time employment since 2003, Dean was raised in Bradford, PA, where he and his family were active members of the Hill Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church. Dean graduated from Houghton University (NY) in 1968 with a BA degree in Writing and Psychology. Before retiring, he spent 38 years working as a fire protection engineer, educator, director of training, and business consultant in the insurance and consulting industries. Dean holds registration as a licensed Professional Fire Protection Engineer (CT), has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and has received the Standards Medal from the National Fire Protection Association. Dean has written over 370 magazine articles and book chapters for technical and business publications. He has written over 1,900 blog posts. Dean is also a nationally known conference speaker and seminar leader on various fire protection, adult learning, and communications issues. In July of 1968, Dean married the former Shirley Willink, who remains his most faithful and best friend. |
| Interests | Christianity, Reading, Computers, The Eagles |
| Favorite books | Bible, Full Circle by David R. Mains, Open Heart Open Home, The God Hunt, Me Myself and Bob, Sidney and Norman, VeggieTales |