![]() He brought several companies out of Chapter 11 and into a profitable operation. Returning to California, Chuck found himself consulting, organizing corporate development deals, serving on the board of directors at several firms, and specializing in the rescuing of financially troubled technology companies. He left Ford to start his own company, Cyphernetics, a privately-own ed company, which began operations In June 1969 and planned to operate a national time-sharing computer network, that was subsequently acquired by Automatic Data Processing (listed on the New York Stock Exchange) to become its Network Services Division. ![]() Ĭhuck was awarded 'Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year' in 1964 by the Engineering Society of Detroit. In 1967, Chuck was invited to speak at the University of Michigan to speak on 'Time-sharing at Ford Technical Research Center'. Chuck was given the position of Manager of the Technical Computer Center where he established the first international time-sharing computer network in 1966. In 1964 he was put in charge of the technical review department of the Ford Product Engineering Office and was responsible for the technical auditing of both their advanced and current product program. In 1963 Chuck was recruited into senior management at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. During that time, Chuck earned a master’s degree in engineering at UCLA, supplementing previous graduate work in applied mathematics, advanced statistics and information sciences. ![]() Professional Backgroundĭuring his time at TRW Inc Chuck had the opportunity to work with Systems Development Corporation based in Santa Monica, CA.Īfter his time at Ramo-Wooldridge ( TRW Inc) Chuck went on to serve as a senior analyst with a non-profit think tank, STL (Space Technology Laboratories), where he conducted projects for the intelligence community and the Department of Defense. ![]() In 1960 Chuck made the transition from the military to the private sector when he became a systems engineer with TRW Inc, a large aerospace firm. Chuck joined the Missile Program and eventually became Branch Chief of the Department of Guided Missiles at Lowry Air Force Base. Graduating with honors in 1956, Chuck took his commission in the Air Force, where he reached the rank of Captain. His plans to pursue a doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford University were interrupted when he received a Congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. While still in Dorsey High School, Los Angeles, He managed to maintain a high scholastic average in spite of his numerous outside activities, including intercollegiate competition as a member of the chess team, stellar performances as a member of the Battalion track team, as well as building an electronic computer in the family garage. He became a ham radio operator at age nine, his call sign is 'W6OHD' As a teenager, Chuck started piloting aeroplanes. Chuck demonstrated an aptitude for technical interests as a youth. Chuck Missler was born May 28, 1934, in Illinois to Jacob and Elizabeth Missler, raised in Southern California.
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