Dick Burns

Dick Burns

Credentials Committee Member

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    College Soccer Referee Assignor

  • Education

    • Penn State - Philadelphia Campus (Nights)

      1955 - 1957
      Mechanical Engineeing
    • Northeast Catholic HS, Phila

      1950 - 1954
      Penn State, Ogantz Campus, Phila (Night Classes)
  • Experience

    • US Soccer

      Jan 1985 - Jan 2000
      Credentials Committee Member

      To determine voting strength of the delegations and organizations within US Soccer. During that time there were several very contentious elections and whose outcome depended very much on who was seated and how many votes they had.

    • Battery Systems Consultants

      Sept 1995 - Mar 2004
      Owner

      Manufacturers Representative for batteries, battery testing and charging products for military applications.

    • Colorado College Club Soccer

      Aug 1999 - now

      Assign referees to Division I and III NCAA Soccer matches, Junior College as well as college club soccer. USSF State Referee Emeritus, State Referee Instructor, State Referee Assessor, Member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado State Soccer Association and the Colorado Springs Soccer Club. Retired from Battery System Consultants. Worked for Eagle-Picher as program manager for aircraft battery programs for such aircraft as the B1-B bomber, B2 Spirit, AH1-W SuperCobra. I participated on such industry programs as the Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, NAVSEA/Power Sources Manufactureres Association and the NAVY Primary and Secondary Batteries Design and Manufacturing Guidelines. Earlier in my career I worked for RCA on the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System in Alaska and Colorado Springs. Show less

      • Referee - College Referees Assignor

        Jan 1999 - now
      • Assignor

        Aug 1999 - now
    • USSF Soccer

      Jan 2000 - now
      State Referee Emeritous

      retired from upper level officiating but continued officiating at lower level programs.

    • Peterson Air and Space Museum

      Jun 2004 - now
      Volunteer Docent

      Provide historical insight of the Cold War era to visitors from my experiences working on the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System at Clear, Alaska, Thule, Greenland and Colorado Spring throughout the 1960's

    • US Olympic Training Center

      Jan 2006 - now
      Volunteer Tour Guide

      Conducting tours of the US Olympic Training Center.

    • US Adult Soccer Association

      Dec 2012 - now
      Member - USASA Hall of Fame Committee

      Reviewing nominations for the Hall of Fame and voting on new inductees.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • State Referee Instructor - Life Member, US Soccer Referee Program

      United States Soccer Federation