Background
Ward, Thomas Leon was born on May 12, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Leon and Emma Anna (Meyer) Ward.
Ward, Thomas Leon was born on May 12, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Leon and Emma Anna (Meyer) Ward.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Texas, 1953. Master of Science in Systems Engineering, West Coast University, 1969. Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University Southern California, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, University Southern California, 1975.
Engineer, Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, 1953-1955; Engineer, Convair, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1955-1958; principal engineer, Republican Aviation Corporation, Edwards Air Force Base, 1958-1959; group engineer, Giannini Controls Corporation, Passadena, California, 1959-1962; chief engineer, Parsons Electronics, Pasadena, 1962-1963; engineer, Delta Semicondrs., Inc., Newport Beach, California, 1963-1964; senior engineer, Electro-Optical Systems, Pasadena, 1964-1965, 67-68; group engineer, Hycon Manufacturing Company, Morovia, California, 1965-1966; member engineering staff, Truesdail laboratories, Los Angeles, 1966-1967, 70-76; engineering specialist, Aerojet-General Corporation, Azusa, California, 1968-1969; chief engineer, Giannini-Voltex, Whittier, California, 1969-1970; lecturer industrial and systems engineering, University of Southern California, 1972-1975; assistant professor, University of Southern California, 1975-1978; professor, chairman industrial and manufacturing engineering, California State Polytechnic U., Pomona, 1978-1980; member technical staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, 1980-1981; professor, department chairman industrial engineering, Speed Science School, U. Louisville, 1981-1986; professor, Speed Science School, U. Louisville, since 1986. Director Institution for Fuzzy Systems and Intelligent Control.
Senior member American Institute Industrial Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi, Alpha Pi Mu, Omega Rho., Tau Beta Pi.