Background
Katz, Joseph was born on November 25, 1952 in Vilnius, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Arrived in Israel, 1960. Son of David Shaul and Klara Katz.
research and development executive
Katz, Joseph was born on November 25, 1952 in Vilnius, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Arrived in Israel, 1960. Son of David Shaul and Klara Katz.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with honors, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 1973. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with high honors, Tel Aviv University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1981.
Project engineer, Ministry of Defense, Tel Aviv, 1974-1978; senior engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1979-1981; member technical staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1981-1984; technical group leader, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1984-1986; group supervisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1986-1989; director Research and Development, Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, New York, 1989-1990; senior director, Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, New York, 1991-1994; vice president Research and Development, Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, New York, 1994-1996; senior vice president Research and Development, Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, New York, since 1996. Lecturer California State University, Los Angeles, 1982-1988, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1990-1991. Consultant General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York, 1984-1986.
Fellow Optical Society of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Tau Beta Pi.
Married Yael Schapira, August 12, 1974. Children: Yariv C., Tamir B., Hila E.