John Andrew Silvester

Background

Silvester, John Andrew was born on April 26, 1950 in Orpington, Kent, England. Arrived in United States, 1971. Son of Henry James and Alice Lillian (Shaw) Silvester.

Education

Came to the United States, 1971, son Henry James and Alice Lillian (Shaw) South. Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1971.

Master of Arts, 1975. Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1973.

Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980.

Research assistant West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1971-1973. University of California at Los Angeles, 1973-1978. Professor of University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1979.

Vice provost academic computing, 1994.

Director consultant Technology Transfer Institute, 1985-1986. Consultant Lockheed, Los Angeles, 1979-1980, United States Army, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1983, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Los Angeles, 1983-1984, Technical.Transfer Institute, Los Angeles, 1983.

Career

Research assistant West Virginia University, 1971—1973. With University of California at Los Angeles, 1973—1978. Professor University Southern California, LAS, since 1979.

Vice provost, academy computing, since 1994. Consultant Lockheed, Los Angeles, 1979—1980, United States Army, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1983, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Los Angeles, 1983—1984, Technology Transfer Institute, Los Angeles, since 1983, director & consultant, 1985—1986.

Achievements

• John Andrew Silvester has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Cellarmasters, Los Angeles, 1983—1984. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman, Infocom. 1990), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society (chairman, technical committee computer communications 1985-1987), Association Computing Machinery, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Maria Heloisa Penedo, April 19, 1980.

Father:

Henry James Silvester

Mother:

Alice Lillian (Shaw) Silvester

Spouse:

Maria Heloisa Penedo