Background
LaPrade, James Nicholas was born on January 21, 1956 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Wallace and Elizabeth Henshall (Keeton) LaP.
Electrical and design engineer
LaPrade, James Nicholas was born on January 21, 1956 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Wallace and Elizabeth Henshall (Keeton) LaP.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1978. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, 1982. Postgraduate, Drexel University, 1984.
Associate member technical staff Astro Electronics Division, Radio Corporation of America, East Windsor, New Jersey, l978-80; member technical staff, Radio Corporation of America, East Windsor, l980-84; senior member technical staff, Radio Corporation of America, East Windsor, l984-85; manager microwave circuit technical development, Radio Corporation of America, East Windsor, l985-86; manager antenna systems technical, Radio Corporation of America, East Windsor, l986-87; manager microwave power systems design Astro Space Division, General Electric, Princeton, New Jersey, l987-91; director committee system, Fairchild Space, Germantown, Maryland., 1991-1994; with, Orbital Sciences Corporation, 1994-1995; manager payload products, payload integration manager globalstar, Space Sys./Loral, Palo Alto, California, since 1995.
Elder Presbyterian Church, l987. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior, chairman publications subcommittee technical committee communications system since 1988, deputy general chairman 15th international communications satellite system conference, general chairman 16th, chairman technical committee communications system 1996), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (chairman Princeton chapter 1989-1991), National Management Association (vice president finance Fairchild chapter 1994-1995).
Married Melissa Mary Tysenn. Children: Matthew, Jeffery, Michelle.