Background
Mercer, Melvin Ray was born on September 5, 1946 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of Dixie Melvin and Ollie Faye (Sheppard) Mercer.
Mercer, Melvin Ray was born on September 5, 1946 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of Dixie Melvin and Ollie Faye (Sheppard) Mercer.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1968. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University Texas, 1980.
Research and development engineer GTE Sylvania, Mountain View, California, 1968-1973. Member technical staff Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, 1973-1977. Lecturer University Texas, San Antonio, 1977-1980.
Member technical staff Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1980-1983. Assistant professor electrical and computer engineering University Texas, Austin, 1983-1987, associate professor, 1987-1991, professor, 1991—1995. Professor computer engineering department electrical engineering Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1995—2005, computer engineering chair electrical engineering, 1995—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005.
Owner Mercer & Associates, since 2005. Lecturer Kilgore (Texas) Junior College, 1977. Consultant Rothe Development Company, San Antonio, 1979, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Austin, 1983, International Business Machines Corporation, Austin, 1984, 88-90, Harris Semicondr., Dallas, 1983-1986, 99-2000, State of Texas, Austin, 1984-1985, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, 1985-1986, Teltech Resource Network, Minneapolis, 1986-1993, Motorola Semicondr., Austin, 1987-1988, 91, 99, TSSI, Beaverton, Oregon, 1988-1994, Master Control Console, Austin, 1989, Cimflex Teknowledge, Pittsburgh, 1989-1990, Rockwell, Newport Bch., California, 1991, 95, Integra-Test, Long Island, New York, 1993, Teradyne, 1993-1994, Sematech, 1994, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Oklahoma City, 1995-1997, Sanke & Luck, Houston, 1997-1998, Taylor & Dunham, 1995, 97, 99-2000, Fulbright & Jaworski, 1997, 99-2002, Hale & Dorr, 2001, 03, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Haner & Feld, 2000, Harris Corp, Melbourne, Florida, 1999-2002, Sigma Tel, Austin, 1999-2000, others.
Advisor National Science Foundation, Washington, 1987-1988, member engineering initiation awards evaluation panel, 1987, 1993. Member program committee 1st Master Control Console-University Research Symposium, 1987. Lecturer in field; expert witness.
Consultant.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (editor Design and Test of Computers magazine 1985-1988, member program committee design for testability workshop Vail, Colorado 1989-1995). Member Computer Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (vice chairman Central Texas chapter 1983-1985, chairman 1985-1986), International Test Conference (program committee 1986-1989, program vice chairman 1988, program chairman 1989, steering committee 1988-1993, marketing vice chairman 1990, planning chairman 1992-1993, best paper award 1982, honorable mention 1988), International Conference on Computer-aided Design (program committee 1987), Design Automation Conference (best paper award 1991, best paper award Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Test Symposium 1999), Austin Chamber of Commerce (recruitment resource 1983-1987), Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Sharry Billene Cannon, September 9, 1967. Children: Rebecca Raylene, Elizabeth Anne.