Mellon Campbell Baird

Background

Baird, Mellon Campbell was born on February 24, 1931 in Corsicana, Texas, United States. Son of Mellon Campbell and Katherine (Wasson) Baird.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, North Texas State University, 1957; Master of Business Administration, North Texas State University, 1961.

Career

Administrative assistant, VARO Inc., Garland, Texas, 1957-1959; western region manager, VARO Inc., Los Angeles, 1959-1961; director marketing, VARO Inc., Santa Barbara, California, 1961-1963; executive vice president, president, F&M Systems Company, Dallas, 1963-1974; president, board directors federal systems group, Sanders Associations Inc., Nashua, N.H., 1974-1981; president defense and electronics group, Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, 1981-1986; president, chief operating officer, board directors, Tracor Inc., Austin, 1986-1987; president, Chief Executive Officer, Tracor Inc., Austin, 1988-1989; president, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, Board Of Directors, Delfin Systems, Sunnyvale, California, since 1990; president, Chief Executive Officer, TITAN Technologies and Information Sys. Corporation, San Diego, since 1998. Board directors Software Spectrum Inc., Dallas, EDO Corporation, College Point, New York, Hawker Pacific Aerospace, Sun Valley, California.

Achievements

• Mellon Campbell Baird has been listed as a noteworthy Electronics industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1951-1955. Member National Security Industrial Association (trustee since 1974), Navy League United States (life), Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association, Association Old Crows(life, technical symposium chairman 1987), Security Affairs Support Association (board directors 1988-1991), Texas Association Taxpayers (board directors 1988-1991).

Connections

Married Mary Beth Norman, December 27, 1956.