Background
II, James Edward Schell, was born on January 21, 1930 in West Point, Georgia, United States. Son of Nelson Henderson and Mattie Lou (Winkfield) S.
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James Edward Schell, II
Edit Profileconsultant computer company executive
Education
Bachelor in Mathematics, Physics and French, Morehouse College, 1949; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Morehouse College, 1984; postgraduate, California State University, Northridge, 1969-1972; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1984.
Career
Instructor, United States Air Force School Electronics, Radar Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 1949-1951;
electronics engineer, Conscript United States Army Signal Corps, Fort Myer, Virginia, 1951-1953;
instructor, United States Air Force, 1953-1954;
instructor, United States Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1954-1957;
technical writer, requirements officer, United States Army Signal Publs. Agency, 1954-1963;
chief project manager's staff office, United States Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1963-1968;
manager systems engineering, Litton Data Systems, Van Nuys, California, 1968-1971;
director command and control systems, Litton Data Systems, Van Nuys, California, 1971-1979;
director Center for Tactical Computer Systems, United States Army Communications R & D Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1979-1981;
program manager marine integrated fire and air support systen, Norden Systems, Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut, 1981-1982;
director Center for Tactical Computer Sys., United States Army Communications Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, 1982-1985;
deputy program manager Command and Control Sys., United States Army CECOM, Fort Monmouth, 1985-1986;
director center for software engineering, United States Army CECOM, Fort Monmouth, 1986-1988;
executive director, HiBisCUn Corporation, Ocean, New Jersey, since 1988;
president, SOPHSYS, Inc. Consultant McDonnell Corporation, Huntington Beach, California, 1988, Random Access Memory, Inc., El Paso, Texas, 1990.
President SOPHSYS, Inc., Ocean, 1988-1992. Director Conference on Software Engineering, Fort Monmouth, 1988-1989. Member high technical advisory county Monmouth College.
Member of advisory board Atlanta U. Science Research Institute. Honorary member of faculty Defense Weapon Systems Management Center, 1966. Founder Ada National Conference Board and Conference.
Consultant on software engineering and technical project management.
Achievements
Membership
President Asbury Park-Neptune (New Jersey) branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1960-1961. Member Tinton Falls (New Jersey)_ Schools Board Education, 1963-1968. With United States Army, 1951-1953.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Planetary Society, Association United States Army, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (board directors 1979-1988), Morehouse College Alumni Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Doris Elizabeth Hunter, January 15, 1954. Children: James Lawrence, Kenneth Henderson, George Keith, Pamela Noelle Schell Focht, Regina Lisbeth Schell Giszpenc.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient outstanding performance award United States Army, 1966, 67, Secretary of Army award for most outstanding achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity, 1985, Nittany Lion award Pennsylvania State University, 1986, humanitarian award National Association Negro Business and Professional Womens Clubs, Inc., 1986, commander's award for outstanding achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity, United States Army Materiel Command, 1986, Meritorious Civilian Service award Department Army, 1986, 88, Humanitarian award National Greater Houston Association Technology Achiever's Association, 1992, Founder's award Annual National Conference on Software Technology, Inc., 1992.Recipient outstanding performance award United States Army, 1966, 67, Secretary of Army award for most outstanding achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity, 1985, Nittany Lion award Pennsylvania State University, 1986, humanitarian award National Association Negro Business and Professional Womens Clubs, Inc., 1986, commander's award for outstanding achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity, United States Army Materiel Command, 1986, Meritorious Civilian Service award Department Army, 1986, 88, Humanitarian award National Greater Houston Association Technology Achiever's Association, 1992, Founder's award Annual National Conference on Software Technology, Inc., 1992.