Background
Shepherd, Gilbert B. was born on November 14, 1937 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Gilbert and Muriel (Bowen) Freer.
Shepherd, Gilbert B. was born on November 14, 1937 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Gilbert and Muriel (Bowen) Freer.
Site engineer Philco Ford Corporation, 1963-1965. Field engineer General Electric Corporation, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1965-1967, Science Data Systems subsidiary Xerox Corporation, Beltsville, Maryland., 1967-1968, senior sales representative, 1968-1969. District sales mgr.Varian Data Machines, Cheverly, Maryland., 1969-1971, Caelus Memories, 1971-1972, Original Equipment Manufacturer Peripheral division Control Data Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, 1974-1980.
Regional sales manager Decision Incorporated. subsidiary Ball Computer Company, Oakland, California, 1972-1974.
Regional sales manager, acting director Wangco division Perkin Elmer, Santa Clara, California, 1980-1981. Vice president marketing Cynthia Peripheral Corporation subsidiary Cii Honeywell Bulletin Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1982.
Chairman, chief executive officerApplied Intelligence Corporation, Mountain View, California, 1982-1986. Management consultant, 1986.
President Scientific Retrieval Incorporated., 1988-1989.
Private practice management consultant, 1989.
Site engineer Philco Ford Corporation, 1963—1965. Field engineer General Electric Corporation, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1965—1967, Science Data Systems Subsidiary Xerox Corporation, Beltsville, Maryland, 1967—1968. Senior sales representative, 1968—1969.
District sales manager Varian Data Machines, Cheverly, Maryland, 1969—1971, Caelus Memories, 1971—1972, Original Equipment Manufacturer Peripheral division Control Data Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, 1974—1980. Regional sales manager Decision Inc. Subsidiary Ball Computer Company, Oakland, 1972—1974.
Regional sales manager, acting director Wangco division Perkin Elmer, Santa Clara, 1980—1981. Vice president marketing Cynthia Peripheral Corporation Subsidiary Cii Honeywell Bull Corporation, Palo Alto, 1981—1982. Chairman, chief executive officer Applied Intelligence Corporation, Mountain View, 1982—1986.
Management consultant, since 1986. President Scientific Retrieval Inc., 1988—1989. Private practice, since 1989.
With United States Air Force, 1955-1963.
Member of Computer Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Children: Darlene, Lynette, Denise.