Background
Naka, Fumio Robert was born on July 18, 1923 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Kaizo and Shizuno (Kamegawa) Naka.
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Fumio Robert Naka
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1945. Master of Science, University Minnesota, 1947. Doctor of Science, Harvard University, 1951.
Graduate Advanced Management Program, Graduate School Business Administration, Harvard University, 1967.
Career
Staff member, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1951-1954;
associate group leader, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1954-1956;
group leader, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1956-1959;
department head, Mitre Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1959-1960;
associate technical director, Mitre Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1960-1962;
technical director, Mitre Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1962-1968;
chief scientist, Mitre Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1968-1969;
deputy under secretary, Air Force, 1969-1972;
director detection and instrumentation systems, Raytheon Company, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1972-1975;
special consultant, Sec Air Force, 1975;
chief scientist, United States Air Force, Washington, 1975-1978;
corporation vice president, deputy general manager aerospace systems group, Science Applications Inc., McLean, Virginia, 1978-1982;
vice president engineering and planning, GTE Government Systems Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1982-1988;
president, chief Executive officer, CERA Inc., Boston, since 1988. Board directors CAE Link Corporation, Binghamton, New York, Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Tarytown, New York, Hercules Aerospace Company, Wilmington, Delaware, The Aerospace Corporation. Instructor electrical engineering University of Minnesota, 1945-1947.
Member space program advisory county National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971-1977. Member engineering advisory county U. Missouri, since 1970. Member Air Force Studies Board, National Research Council, 1972-1975, 79-82.
Member technical advisory group Air Force Chief of Staff, 1980-1982. Member Air Force Science Advisory Board, 1975-1978, 84-89.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Explorers Club. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, National Academy of Engineering. Club: Harvard (Boston).
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Neilon, July 23, 1949. Children– David Robert, Holly Louise, Michael Neilon, Peter Jeremy.
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Political Party
member United Church of Christ. Club: Harvard (Boston)
Education
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1945
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1947
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1951
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1967
Awards
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Recipient Honor award for Distinguished Service in Engineering, University Missouri, 1971, Exceptional Civilian Service award Department Air Force, 1972, 78, 88, Faculty Alumni award University Missouri, 1984.Recipient Honor award for Distinguished Service in Engineering, University Missouri, 1971, Exceptional Civilian Service award Department Air Force, 1972, 78, 88, Faculty Alumni award University Missouri, 1984.