Background
Finkelstein, Robert was born on October 13, 1942 in New York City. Son of Sam. and Rose (Herschkopf) Finkelstein.
Finkelstein, Robert was born on October 13, 1942 in New York City. Son of Sam. and Rose (Herschkopf) Finkelstein.
Bachelor in Physics, Temple University, 1964; Master of Science in Physics, U. Lowell, 1966; Master of Science in Operations Research, George Washington University, 1974; Applied Scientist, George Washington University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Systems and Cybernetics, George Washington University, 1995.
Antisatellite systems officer, United States Army Missile Intelligence Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 1966-1968; member technical staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1968-1970; task leader, Computer Sciences Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1970-1972; project manager, Atlantic Research Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1972-1975; senior analyst, Ketron, Inc., Rosslyn, Virginia, 1975-1976; project manager, Mantech Corporation, Rockville, Maryland., 1976-1977; systems scientist, MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1977-1985; president, Robotic Technology Inc., Potomac, Maryland., since 1985. Adjunct Professor U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1966-1968, Center Michigan U., Washington, 1974-1977, George Mason U., Fairfax, Virginia, 1977-1978, George Washington University, Washington, 1982.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1966-1968. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Operations Research Society American, American Association for Artificial Intelligence, American Cybernetics Society, International Neural Network Society, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (trustee since 1981, 7 awards 1982-1988).
Married Beverly Karen Sokol, December 5, 1964. Children: Marni, Michael, Lori.