Richard Michael Harris

Background

Harris, Richard Michael was born on November 22, 1941 in Baltimore. Son of Richard Elmer and Alice Alden Harris.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University, 1972.

Career

Instructor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963—1965. Consultant celestial navigation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1963—1965. Technical staff air transportation system The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1968—1971, group leader advanced airport system, 1972—1974, associate department head system planning, 1975—1978, department head advanced system, 1979—1981, department head advanced air traffic control automation system engineering, 1981—1982, associate technical director naval system engineering, 1983—1984, technical director navy and information system division, 1984—1988.

Chief engineer Washington Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence Division, 1988—1990. Vice president Center Advanced Aviation Systems Development, since 1990. Seminar lecturer; Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1965-1967.

Achievements

• Richard Michael Harris has been listed as a noteworthy electronic systems engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1965-1967. Fellow Ford Foundation, 1967-1968, MITRE, 1969-1971. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate).

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Air Traffic Control Association, Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association, Navy League, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Beta Theta Pi.

Connections

Married Ann Harris, December 28, 1963. Children: Michael, David, Susan, Catherine, Paul.

Father:

Richard Elmer Harris

Mother:

Alice Alden Harris

Spouse:

Ann Harris

child:

Paul Harris

child:

Michael Harris

child:

Susan Harris

child:

Catherine Harris

child:

David Harris