John Charles Thomas

Background

Thomas, John Charles was born on May 25, 1945 in Akron, Ohio.

Education

Bachelor, Case Western Reserve University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1971.

Career

Child care worker West Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, 1964-1966. Teacher Space Science Center, 1967. Fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1969-1971.

Research associate Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1971-1973. Member research staff International Business Machines Corporation Research, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1974-1981. With chief scientist's office International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, 1982-1984.

Manager speech synthesis International Business Machines Corporation Research, Yorktown, 1984-1986. Director Artificial Laboratory Nynex Science & Technology Incorporated, White Plains, New York, 1986-1990, executive director human-computer, since 1990. Member adjunct faculty Northeastern University, Boston, 1971-1973, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York, 1975-1980, Polytech.

University, Hawthorn, New York, since 1990. Fellow Institute for Rational Emotional Therapy, New York City, 1980-1982. Speaker in field, since 1973.

Achievements

• Licensed psychologist, New York.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor (book) Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1984. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Member Human Factors Society, Association of Computing Machinery (conference chair 1989-1991).

Interests

• Aerobics, nautilus, tennis, poetry, america online.

Connections

Son of John Charles and Barbara Laura (Weimer) T. Married Wendy Anne Kellogg. Children: Kim Morgan, David Thomas, Kristin Colier, Jenna Thomas.

Father:

John Charles

Mother:

Barbara Laura (Weimer) T.

Spouse:

Wendy Anne Kellogg

child:

Jenna Thomas