Officer Profile

  

Dr. Wyndrum is currently CEO of Executive Engineering Consultants, and Business Development Director of SmartOrg, Inc., focusing on R&D portfolio management.  A member of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, and Beta Gamma Sigma, he has authored 40+ technical papers and textbook chapters.

Wyndrum joined Bell Laboratories (1963), holding various positions in Integrated Circuit Design and Transmission Development, and six patents.  In 1980-87, he led the SLCR-5 digital loop carrier systems development, now serving 5+ million telephone customers globally.  From 1987-95, he was Director of Systems Analysis, Director of Process Engineering and Director of Quality, Engineering, Software, and Technology.  In 1996, he was appointed Technology Vice President at AT&T Labs; in 1999, Program Planning and Management VP.  He was Adjunct Professor at Stevens Institute (1980-88) and now teaches at Rutgers University.

Ralph Wyndrum began his IEEE affiliation at Columbia University (B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.).  He obtained the Eng. Sc. D., N.Y.U., and M.S. (Bus. Admin.), Columbia.

IEEE Activities (S'58-M'63-SM'69-F'75)

OFFICES:  Board of Directors, 2004; 2000-01; 1988-90; Publications Activities Board, Vice President, 1990; Division III Director, 1988-89; Division I Director, 2000-01; Technical Activities, Vice President, 2004.

COMMITTEES/BOARDS:  IEEE-USA Technology Policy, Vice President, 2002; IEEE-USA Awards & Registration, 2002; Awards Board, Bell Medal, 1990; Finance, 1990; Long Range Planning, 1974-76; Membership and Transfers, 1971-72; New Technical and Scientific Activities, 1967-68; Professional Concerns of Young Engineers, 1970-71; Technical Activities Board, 1988-89, 1996-97; TAB-SPARC, 2002; TAB-NTDC, 2002; TAB OpCom, 1988-89; TAB Steering Committee on Design and Manufacturing Engineering, 1992-95; TAB Technology Transfer, 1988; United States Activities Board, 1989; Design and Manufacturing Engineering Committee, 1995-97.

SECTIONS:  New York:  Basic Sciences Committee, Chair, 1965-66.

SOCIETIES:  Communications:  Board of Governors, 1981-83; Secretary, 1982-83; Advisory Council, 1978-79; GLOBECOM/ICC Conference Board, 1981-87; Chair, 1981-86; Transactions, Associate Editor, 1973-78; Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology:  Board of Governors, 1991-02; CPMT Fellow Nominations Board, 1996-97; Technical Vice President, 1995; President, 1996-97; Quality Technical Committee TC-11, Chair and Founder, 1994-95.

CONFERENCES: International Conference on Communications, Program Committee, Chair, 1975-76; IEEE International Convention, Technical Program Committee, 1969-70; Vice Chair, 1974; Integrated Services Digital Networks, Program Committee, 1981-87; International Symposium on Subscriber Loops, Program Committee, 1974-87; Chair, 1978.

REPRESENTATIVE:  ECPD (now ABET), Young Engineers Committee, Chair, 1971-74; ABET Accreditation Teams, 1999-03.

Updated: 15 January 2008
Contact: Chris Brantley, c.brantley@ieee.org