Born in Chicago. Attended Northwestern University on a Navy Scholarship BSEE'60. Served 3 yrs. in USMC. Joined Bell Telephone Labs NJ '63. Attended NYU part time. MEEE '65. Attended Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn PhD EE '70. Left Bell Labs as Dept. Hd. '84. Joined Bell Comm. Research (Bellcore) as Div. Mgr. Left for Petaluma CA startup Optilink '87. VP Technical Mltg. Worked in various startups until retirement. Father of three brilliant sons: Michael, Patrick, and Stephen.
Softball, Golf, and now BEVs