MY EARLY YEARS

Born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Elementary and High School in V.I.

Got hooked on Science in 7th Grade

Entered and won 1st place in many science fairs

Class President from 9th thru 12th grades

President of Honor Society

Played baseball, softball, track, tennis, and more

Took correspondence course in Radio/TV servicing

Ran own business in radio and appliance repair while in H.S.

Apprentiships in carpentry, masonry, electrician, shoe repair, and more

Took business and commercial courses in H.S.

Graduated top of commercial class, Class rank #3 in Senior Class

Won city-wide college scholarship competition

Started college at Hampton in VA, dean’s list

Varsity Swimming team, Intramural champ in tennis & table-tennis

Switched to NYU, then CCNY (in ROTC and same P.R. military fraternity with Gen. Colin Powell at CCNY)

Undergraduate engineering degree from CCNY

Master’s Program at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute

Research and Development Engineer at RCA/Sarnoff, specializing in communication systems (TV, radio, telephone, microwaves, satellite, digital processing, et.al.), 7 US patents, over 30 technical papers, many presentations and technical demonstrations of advanced technology at professional conferences

Retired from Sarnoff, Inc. in 2000 as Member, Technical Staff, after 44 years with RCA and Sarnoff.