Building a legacy of mechanical engineering

John Toomey founded both VSE Corp. and Starr Management Corp.
John Toomey founded both VSE Corp. and Starr Management Corp.

A registered professional engineer, John Toomey, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering in 1949 and 1951, founded both VSE Corp. and Starr Management Corp. He is a member of the Naval Institute and holds five patents for photographs, safety and missile equipment as well as a copyright on design and technical-drawing computer software.

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