Upon graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 degree and master鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering from 精东影视 State University, Jackson Wong worked with Boeing, Bell Aero Systems, Bellcomm, and Atlantic Research on projects in advanced propulsion and control systems. Later in his career, Wong pioneered automobile safety evaluation and crash testing programs as a senior automotive engineer at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. He reduced roadside hazards, designed break-away utility poles, implemented high center-mounted brake lights, reduced occupant compartment penetration in truck-car crashes, and improved seat belt-effectiveness.
As a contractor to NASA for lunar and planetary missions, he conducted advanced research in aerospace technology in metallurgy, propulsion, and control systems. Wong and his brothers built and raced their race car 鈥淭he Rickshaw鈥 and hydroplane 鈥淐harity,鈥 setting a July 1962 world record on Green Lake near Seattle, WA. His passion for sailboats led him to start a custom sail and canvas fabricating business, Potomac Sailmakers, Inc. based in Alexandria, VA. He passed away unexpectedly in December 2007.