1939
Mr. Birchak is born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to Frank J. and Nora Viola Birchak.
1961
Mr. Birchak receives a Bachelor of Science in physics from Carnegie-Mellon University.
1963
Mr. Birchak marries Beatrice Christiana Brennan.
1964
Mr. Birchak receives a Master of Arts in physics from Rice University.
1966
Mr. Birchak receives a Doctor of Philosophy in physics from Rice University.
1966
Mr. Birchak becomes an associate senior research physicist for GM Research in Warren, Michigan.
1971
Mr. Birchak receives a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University.
1971
Mr. Birchak becomes a senior research physicist at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
1976
Mr. Birchak becomes a research specialist at Babcock and Wilcox in Lynchburg, Virginia.
1979
Mr. Birchak becomes a scientist at NL Industries (Baroid Drilling Services) in Houston, Texas.
1983
Mr. Birchak becomes a manager at NL Industries (McCullough Wireline Services) in Houston, Texas.
1986
Mr. Birchak becomes Member of Technical Staff at Reliability Inc. in Houston, Texas.
1986
Mr. Birchak becomes president of Birchak Consulting.
1991
Mr. Birchak becomes principal research physicist at Halliburton Energy Services in Houston, Texas.