Portrait

Marc Apter


S'63 M'65 SM'82


Candidate for 2008 IEEE President-Elect


This page is the candidate's personal website and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the IEEE.

Personal Bio

I was born and raised in New Jersey USA, and received a BSEE (Electronics) Degree from The Pennsylvania State University in 1964. I served in the U.S. Navy for five years, first as the first Electronic Material Officer (EMO) aboard the USS BROOKE (DEG-1), and then as EMO and Instructor at the Fleet Training Center, Mayport, Florida. I followed my Military Service by going to work for the U.S. Navy’s Naval Ship Systems Command and its successor, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), for 11 years, with the responsibility for installation of various electronic and other systems on ships. In 1980 I transferred to the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Material for five years, developing Electronic Maintenance Policy, auditing Maintenance Planning for new systems, and overseeing procurement and operations budgets.

For the 15 years until I retired from U.S. Government employment, I worked at NAVSEA again, first managing its Metrology and Calibration Program, then managing the Navy's Maintenance and Configuration Management Programs, and finally as the NAVSEA Command Information Systems Security Manager and Head of the Information Technology Operations and Maintenance Branch, where I developed policy for more then 25,000 government and contractor employees, and managed IT operations for 6000 nodes at headquarters.

I then went to work for EG&G Technical Services, in Dahlgren, Virginia, as a Senior Information Assurance Specialist developing security documentation for Classified and Sensitive but Unclassified U.S. Government shipboard computer systems, and computer and web based systems and applications.

IEEE Background

I have been a member of the IEEE for 43 continuous years, joining my Universities Joint IRE/AIEE Student Branch in my Junior Year, and became a Student Member in 1963. I was elevated to a Member of the IEEE in 1965, and was advanced to Senior Member in 1982.

IEEE Activities

The following is a listing of the IEEE positions held and honors received:

IEEE Board of Directors and Committees: V.P. Regional Activities, 2004-2005; Region 2 Director, 2001-2002; Member IEEE Ethics Member Conduct Committee, 2003-04; Member Information Technology Strategy Committee (ITSC), 2006-2007.

Regional Activities Board: Member, 2001-2007; Chair 2004-2005; Past-Chair, 2006-2007; Vice-Chair Member Activities, 2003; Member Admission and Advancement Committee, 1990-94; .

IEEE-USA/USAB: IEEE-USA Board of Directors Member, 2001-2002; IEEE-USA Liaison Representative to the IEEE Ethics Committee, 1997-98; Member Nominations & Appointments Committee, 2004; TAB/USAB U.S. Technology Policy Committee, Member 1988-93 & 1982-85, Chair 1992-93; USAB Employment Assistance Committee, Member 1987-89; USAB Environmental Quality Committee, Member 1978-85, Chair 1984; USAB Ethics Committee, Member 1989-95, Chair 1994.

Region and Section: Director Region 2, 2001-2002; Treasurer Region 2, 1994-98; National Capital Area Council Chair, 1990-91; Northern Virginia Section, Chair, 1987-88.

IEEE Societies, Chapters, and Student Branches: Nano-Technology Council Secretary, 2007; Social Implications of Technology Society Member of AdCom 1982-93, Treasurer 1985-93, Chapters Chair 1982-85, Professional Activities Chair 1982-85, Northern Virginia/Baltimore/Washington Chapter Founding Chair, 1982-84; Penn State University Student Branch Member, 1962-64.

Conferences and Outside Representatives: USAB’s U.S. Technology Policy Conference, Finance Chair 1984, and Session Coordinator 1989; AAES Government Affairs Conference, IEEE Sessions Chair, 1991-93; AAES Coordinating Committee on Environment Member, 1984.

Awards: James F. Strother Meritorious Service Award, 2006; IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000; IEEE Centennial Award, 1984.