Background
Higgins, Peter Thomas was born on August 17, 1943 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Alexander and Rita Barth (Buckley) Higgins.
Higgins, Peter Thomas was born on August 17, 1943 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Alexander and Rita Barth (Buckley) Higgins.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Marist College, 1967; Master of Science in Mathematics, Computer Science, Stevens Institute Technology, 1968.
Front desk clerk, Carlyle Hotel, New York City, 1964-1967; science programmer, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1968-1974; project engineer, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1974-1980; operations engineer manager, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1981-1986; congressional fellow, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1986-1987; congressional fellow, United States Senate, Washington, 1987; manager research and development, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1987-1989; chief information officer, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1989-1992; deputy assistant director engineering, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, 1992-1995; founder & principal consultant, Higgins & Associations, Washington and London, since 1995. Speaker in field; board directors CTX Corporation, Cabin John, Maryland., Printrak International, Inc., Anaheim, California.
Local leader Junior Chamber of Commerce, McLean, Virginia, 1970. Volunteer Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, 1964. Sun. school teacher Holy Trinity Church, Washington, 1983-1991;volunteer instructor Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, 1994-1997.
Member American Political Science Association (Foreign Affairs Conglomerate fellow 1986), Congressional Fellows Alumni Steering Committee, International Association Identification (chairman automated fingerprint identification committee since 1996), Association Public Safety Comm. Officials, Association Work Process Improvement (industry leadership coun.1997-).
Married Kathleen Mary Melehan, June 6, 1970. 1 child, Kelton Charles.