John George Puente

Background

Puente, John George was born on June 11, 1930 in New York City. Son of Ernest and Margaret (Hombach) Puente.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1957. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1960.

Career

Director technical Comsat Laboratories, Germantown, Maryland, 1963-1972. Executive vice president American Satellite Corporation, 1972-1975. President Digital Communcations Corporation, 1975-1979.

Executive vice president, vice chairman M-A Committee, Rockville, Maryland, 1980-1982. Chairman board Capital College, 1983. Director ATNN, 1986, M/ACom, 1987.

Chairman board, chief executive officer Orion Network Systems, 1987.

Achievements

• John George Puente has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Governor's Hi Tech Roundtable, Maryland, 1983. Served with United States Air Force, 1948-1952. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (International medal 1975).

Member National Academy of Sciences, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Connections

Married Edith Mae Wilson, July 6, 1957 (divorced May 20, 1985). Children: John William, James Leslie. Married Beverly Ann Davis, September 12, 1988.

Children: William, Thomas, Gaal.

Father:

Ernest Puente

Mother:

Margaret (Hombach) Puente

Spouse:

Edith Mae Wilson

Spouse:

Beverly Ann Davis

child:

Gaal Puente

child:

William Puente

child:

James Leslie Puente

child:

Thomas Puente

child:

John William Puente