Background
Finkel, Joel Roberts was born on March 10, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Max Jay and Dorothy (Roberts) Finkel.
Finkel, Joel Roberts was born on March 10, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Max Jay and Dorothy (Roberts) Finkel.
Student, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1954—1956. Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Roosevelt University, 1958. Postgraduate, Purdue University, 1958—1960.
Research chemist Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, California, 1960—1962. Research engineer Aerojet General, Azusa, 1962—1966. Senior scientist Melpar, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, 1966—1969.
Environmental engineer Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage, New York, 1969—1970. Owner J. R. Finkel & Associates, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 1969—1971. Technical manager GTE Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1970—1983.
Senior system engineer, manager business development, information security system department Xerox Special Information Systems, Pasadena, California, 1983—1986. President S-P-I Tech, Inc., Calabasas, since 1986. Manager program Eaton Consolidated Controls Inc., DVAD,, El Segundo, since 1988.
Co-chairman technical task force International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, 1984—1985, patents consultant, 1984—1985. Commissioner Wayland,, Little League, Massachusetts, 1973—1975, CPR, 1977—1983. Instructor, trainer, Wayland, 1977—1983.
Member of New York Academy of Sciences, American Society for Testing and Materials (security committee, counterfeiting subcommittee, access control subcom since 1986), Sigma Xi.
Married Ila Joy Gutter, June 14, 1959. Children: Howard Sanford, Leslie Allyn.