Charles David Decker

Background

Decker, Charles David was born on February 12, 1945 in Oxnard, California, United States. Son of Charles Smith and Lois Maxine (Myers) Decker.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1967; Master of Arts in Applied Physics, Harvard University, 1969; PhDEE, Rice U., 1974.

Career

Physicist, Arthur D. Little Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1969; research engineer, GTE Sylvania, Mount View, California, 1973-1975; Research and Development section head, GTE Sylvania, Mount View, California, 1975-1977; Research and Development department manager, GTE Sylvania, Mount View, California, 1977-1979; research manager, GTE laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1979-1981; laboratory director, GTE laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1983-1986; vice-president and director research, GTE laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1986; director, Radio Corporation of America Advanced Technology laboratories, Camden, New Jersey, 1981-1982.

Achievements

• Charles David Decker has been listed as a noteworthy Research and development executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vestryman St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1984-1986. Member of advisory county Brown School Engineering, Rice U., Houston, since 1986, School Engineering, University Southern California, since 1988. lst Lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1971. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), Optical Society American, American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Penelope Grace Corcoran, March 30, 1968. Children: Elizabeth, Christopher, Andrew.

Father:

Charles Smith Decker

Mother:

Lois Maxine (Myers) Decker

Spouse:

Penelope Grace Corcoran

child:

Andrew Decker

child:

Elizabeth Decker

child:

Christopher Decker