Background
Ray, Gordon Thompson was born on January 31, 1928 in New York City. Son of John Henry and Hama Thompson (Potter) Ray.
Grandchildren Carl,Christopher Daughter–in–law Martha Cleopatra Ray
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Gordon Thompson Ray
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Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Midwest College Engineering, 1983.
Career
With The Bell System, various locations, 1954-1983. Successively engineer, chief engineer New York Telephone, Albany, Utica, Jamaica, White Plains, New York, Brooklyn, 1983, assistant vice president long range planning New York City. Former member technical staff Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York City, Murray Hill and Holmdel, New Jersey.
Engineer American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York City. Director Bell Systems Computer Seminar. Delegate CCITT, Body Planning International Direct Distance Dialing.
Vice president planning New York-New England Exchange Material Enterprises Company subsidiary New York-New England Exchange Corporation, 1983-1984. Senior vice president Nippon Electric Corporation American, Inc., Melville, New York, 1985-1991, executive vice president, since 1992. Board governors Electronic Industry Association.
Member business and industry center State University of New York, advisory board Marine Sciences Research Center, Harriman College, Stonybrook, science and business council Long Island Research Institute. Board directors Nippon Electric Corporation American Inc., Nippon Electric Corporation Research Institute, Telephone Industry Association, Long Island Association, Summa Four Corporation, Numerex Corporation, Long Island Forum for Technology. Executive committee Computer and Communications Industry Association, National Communications Forum.
Membership
Trustee United States Council for International Business, New York Hall of Science. Member executive committee Akron Golf Charities. With United States Army, 1946-1949.
Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Society of Professional Engineers (senior member), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member, computer and communications information policy committee), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society (past chairman quality assurance management committee, international communications field award committee), New York Academy of Sciences, American Management Association, Internet Society.
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Married Ingrid Ray; children: Stuart, John, Lawrence, Carl.
