Background
Coombs, David John was born in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Coombs, David John was born in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with honors, Michigan State University, 1986. Master of Science in Computer Science, University Rochester, New York, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University Rochester, New York, 1992.
Structural steel worker, Medalist Std. Steel, Three Rivers, Michigan, summer 1982;
computer programmer, analyst, Colonel of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1982-1986;
computer consultant, East Lansing, 1984-1986;
research assistant computer science Department, University Rochester, New York, 1986-1991;
teaching assistant, U. Rochester, New York, 1986-1988;
research intern, General Electric Research and Development, Schenectady, summer 1988;
senior engineer, Advanced Technology & Research, Laurel, Maryland., 1991-1992;
computer scientist, National Institute Studies & Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1992. Researcher computervision, robotics, virtual and augmented reality.
Reviewer proposals, articles, others, Rochester, 1988-1991, Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1991. Symposium organizer American Association Artificial Intelligence, 1994.
Mentor, classroom assistant Brown Station Elementary School, Gaithersburg, 1994-1995. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Behavioral and Brain Sciences (associate), Association Computing Machinery, Phi kappa Phi, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Melissa Dodd.