Sacramento Railroad Museum

Paul Helman, Current, Docent, CA State RR Museum, retired Chemical Engineer-Procter & Gamble

Hosted by club member, Mary Beth Ryden, Medical Profession

Paul was born and raised in the sunny Southern California town of Colton, named for a 19 th Century Southern Pacific Railroad Executive. He earned a degree in Chemical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara in 1970 and began a 32-year career with the Procter and Gamble Company, 29 of which were at the Sacramento Manufacturing Plant on Fruitridge Road near the old Army Depot in South Sacramento. Paul retired in 2002 after numerous technical, operational and administrative assignments including Site Boiler House Manager, Shift Team Coach, Site Power and Control Systems Manager and site Total Quality Manager.

Paul became a Volunteer Docent at the California State Railroad Museum in October 2002 and since then has logged in over 12500 hours in the museum and its programs. Paul is a trained and qualified museum tour guide and a qualified brakeman on the excursion railroad operated by the museum. Paul also provides additional community service through a lifetime involvement in the Boy Scouts of America and currently serves on the local council Executive Board and Committee.

He has been married to Nancy for 50+ years, has two children, Gabriel and Amanda, and 4 grandchildren.  Paul’s other interests are family history, travel and gardening.

*For Guests:  Please contact Douglas to receive your invitation that includes the access code to our Monday Zoom meeting.