Edgar Albert Sack

Background

Sack, Edgar Albert was born on January 31, 1930 in Pittsburgh. Son of Edgar Albert and Margaret Valentine (Engelmohr) Sack.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1951. Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1954.

Career

Department manager, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1960-1963; engineering manager, Westinghouse Microelectronics, Baltimore, 1963-1965; operations manager, Westinghouse Microelectronics, 1965-1967; division manager, Westinghouse Microelectronics, 1967-1969; division vice president, General Instrument Corporation, Hicksville, New York, 1969-1973; group vice president, General Instrument Corporation, 1973-1977; senior vice president, General Instrument Corporation, 1977-1984; president, chief Executive officer, Zilog Inc., Campbell, California, 1984-1998; also Chairman, Board Of Directors, Zilog Inc., Campbell, California president, Productivity Associations, Saratoga, California, since 1998; founder, chairman, COT, Inc., Irvine, California, since 1998. Board directors W-Channel, Inc., Mountainview, California, LXi, Inc., Mountainview. Visiting committee electrical engineering department Carnegie-Mellon U., 1969-1974.

Board directors Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. Member industrial advisory council State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1979-1983. Member Advisory Committee on Solid State Electronics for Polytechnic Institute Technology, 1981-1983.

Achievements

• Edgar Albert Sack has been listed as a noteworthy Electronics company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Action Committee L.I, 1982-1984. Board director Coronado Shores Association # 7, since 2000, landscaping and recreational committee, since 2000, chair, 2002-2003, treasurer, 2004-2010. Member Sharp Coronado Hospital Auxiliary, Satern and Cero Emergency Services Organizations, since 2008.

Secretary San Diego Imperial Council of Volumes, 2002. Board directors Coronado Hospital Foundation, 2003-2004, chair projects and allocations committee, 2004. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Polytechnic Institute of Technology.

Member Semicondr. Industry Association (director 1982-1985), Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association (Merit award 1981), Eta Kappa Nu (Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer 1959), Huntington Yacht Club (vice Commander 1977), Tau Beta Pi (finalist San Francisco Entrepreneur of Year award 1991), Phi Kappa Phi, Satern & Cero Emergency Services Organizations.

Connections

Married Eugenia Ferris, June 7, 1952. Children: Elaine Kimberley, Richard Warren.

Father:

Edgar Albert Sack

Mother:

Margaret Valentine (Engelmohr) Sack

Spouse:

Eugenia Ferris

child:

Elaine Kimberley Sack

child:

Richard Warren Sack