Thomas Nicholas Pyke

Background

Pyke, Thomas Nicholas was born on July 16, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Thomas Nicholas and Pauline Marie (Pingitore) Pyke.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1964; Master of Science in Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1965.

Career

Electronic engineer, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1964-1969; chief computer networking section, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1969-1975; chief computer systems engineering division, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1975-1979; director center for computer systems engineering, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1979-1981; director center programming science and technical, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1981-1986; assistant administrator for satellite and information services, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, 1986-1992; director high performance computing and committee, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, since 1992; director The Globe Program, The White House, Washington, since 1994. Organizer professional computer conferences, 1970-1986. Member Presidential Advisory Committee on Networking Structure and Function, 1980, Interagy. commission on Information Resources Management, 1983-1984, board directors, 1984-1987, vice chairman 1986-1987 (Executive Excellence award 1991), chairman Interagy.

Working Group on Data Management for Global Change, 1987-1993. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Thomas Nicholas Pyke has been listed as a noteworthy Government science and engineering administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Glebe Commons Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1976-1979, vice president, 1977-1979. Chairman Student Congress, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1963-1964. Member Task Force on Computers in Schools, Arlington, 1982-1985.

President Parent-Teachers Association, Arlington, 1983-1984. Fellow Washington Academy Sciences (Engineering Science award 1974). Member American Federation Information Processing Socs.

(board directors 1974-1976), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), Computer Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Board of Governors 1971-1973, 75-77, vice chairman technical committee onpersonal computing 1982-1986, chairman 1986-1987), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha (chapter vice president 1963-1964).

Connections

Married Carol June Renville, June 22, 1968. Children— Christopher Renville, Alexander Nicholas.

Father:

Thomas Nicholas Pyke

Mother:

Pauline Marie (Pingitore) Pyke

Spouse:

Carol June Renville