Background
Smith-Vaniz, William Reid was born on February 16, 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Reid and Louise (McDowell) S.-V.
business executive electrical engineer
Smith-Vaniz, William Reid was born on February 16, 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Reid and Louise (McDowell) S.-V.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952.
Staff engineer Research Laboratory Electronics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1949-1951, research assistant Project Lincoln, 1951-1952. Engineer, vice president CGS Laboratories (renamed Trak Electronics), Stamford and Wilton, Connecticut, 1952-1965. Senior scientist Perkin Elmer Corporation, Wilton, 1965-1968.
Engineer, vice president product and development PDS Technologies, Inc., Fairfield, Connecticut, since 1968, vice president, Research and Development, director, since 1972.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Noroton Yacht Club (Darien, Connecticut).
Married Joan James Pollard, October 20, 1951. Children: Alison, William Reid Junior, Thomas James, Jane Elizabeth.