Background
Kaufman, William Morris was born on December 31, 1931 in Pittsburgh. Son of Nathan and Sarah M. (Paper) Kaufman.
consultant electrical engineer
Kaufman, William Morris was born on December 31, 1931 in Pittsburgh. Son of Nathan and Sarah M. (Paper) Kaufman.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1953. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical engineer, Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Supervisor, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1955-1962;
director research, General Instrument Corporation, Newark, 1962-1965;
construction engineering, General Electric, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1965-1966;
manager medical engineer department, Hittman Associations Inc., Columbia, Maryland., 1966-1971;
vice president engineering, ENSCO, Springfield, Virginia, 1971-1983;
vice president, Ocean Data Systems Inc., Rockville, Maryland., 1984-1985;
vice president applied research, director Carnegie Mellon Research Institute, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1985-1997;
member technical transfer board, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1989-1994;
member employee retirement and welfare benefit plan committee, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1988-1997. Chairman technical advisory group Fostin Capital, Pittsburgh, 1986-1995. Member of advisory bd.Pitts.
Seed Fund, 1986-1997. Board directors Mellon Pitt Carnegie Corporation, Maglev, Inc., Technology Development and Education Corporation. Treasurer Ben Franklin Technology Center of Western Pennsylvania.
Member advanced council on regional development University Pittsburgh, 1986. Board directors Ben Franklin Technology Center of Western Pennsylvania, 1988-1997, treasurer, 1997. Consultant transportation technical instrumentation and Research and Development management.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life). Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Iris F. Picovsky, June 21, 1953. Children: Nathan E., Marjorie L., Emily M.