Background
Emerson, Edward James was born on December 22, 1942 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Joseph and Evangeline Lloyd (Ingling) Emerson.
Emerson, Edward James was born on December 22, 1942 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Joseph and Evangeline Lloyd (Ingling) Emerson.
Student, Franklin and Marshall College, 1963. Bachelor of Science, University Florida, 1965. Master of Business Administration, Seton Hall University, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, Polytechnic University, 1980.
Methods analyst, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, 1965-1968;
systems analyst, Norden division United Technology, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1968-1970;
assistant director management information systems, Burndy Corporation, Norwalk, 1970-1978;
director-in-charge department computer resources, Peat, Marwick, Main & Company, New York City, 1978-1984;
vice president technical, Pansophic Systems, Inc., Lisle, Illinois, 1984-1990;
president, Repository Technologies Inc., Woodridge, Illinois, since 1990. Chairman DMS1100 User Group, Minneapolis, 1972-1974, IDMS User Group, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1980-1981, technical committee Association Data Processing Svc. Orgns., Washington, since 1985.
Board directors American Software Association, Chicago Software Association.
Coach Naperville (Illinois) Youth Soccer League, 1987-1988. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Management Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Software Maintenance Association, American Software Association (board directors since 1990), Sigma Xi.
Married Kathleen Van Wickel. Children: Jennifer Lynn, Edward Jeffrey.