Background
Strait, William Robert was born on July 22, 1943 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Ernest Strait and Ruth Edna Copping.
Strait, William Robert was born on July 22, 1943 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Ernest Strait and Ruth Edna Copping.
Bachelor of Science, Union College, 1965. Master of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1975.
Instructor Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1967—1980. Director Management Information System, OMRDD, Albany, 1980—1984. Assistant director Management Information System, Nathan Kline Research Institute, Orangeburg, 1984—1989.
President Computer Solutions Center, Suffern, 1989—1990, Strait Consulting, Ocala, since 2007. Vice president Merritech, Tampa, 1990—1991, SOS Technologies, Tampa, 1991—1992. Senior consultant Automation Research Systems, 1992—1995.
Assistant director Information Technology, University South Florida, 1995—2001. Chief information officer Center Florida Community College, Ocala, 2001—2006. Board directors Florida Association Educational Data Systems, Speede Committee (AACRAO), Washington.
Founder, chair board Committee for Better Government, Schenectady, New York, 1976—1979. Instructor Red Cross, Tampa, Florida, 1990—1995. Member of Rotary (Tampa chapter board directors 1993-1997, Paul Harris fellow 1997), Sigma Xi.
Married Sandra Vada Sanborn, August 10, 1994. Children: Stefan Michael, Sean Eric.