Background
Handy, Robert Maxwell was born on April 1, 1931 in Buffalo. Son of John Abner and Yvonne Fernande (Blaise) Handy.
Handy, Robert Maxwell was born on April 1, 1931 in Buffalo. Son of John Abner and Yvonne Fernande (Blaise) Handy.
Bachelor of Science, Trinity College, 1953; Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1962; Juris Doctor, Arizona State University, 1984.
New product development research manager, Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, 1961-1969; product manager, Semiconductor division Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, 1969-1972; corporation director research, Semiconductor division Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, 1972-1975; executive director, Arizona Solar Energy Research Commission, 1975-1976; director business and technical planning Integrated Circuits division, Motorola, Inc., Mesa, Arizona, 1976-1980; senior patent counsel, Motorola, Inc., Phoenix., 1980-1988; group patent counsel, Motorola, Inc., 1988-1994; intellectual property counsel Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Motorola GmbH, Weisbaden, Germany, since 1995. Instructor Carnegie Mellon U., 1967.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1957. Member American Bar Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Berniece Emily Reist, July 2, 1955. Children: Mary, Robert, David.