BOD CANDIDATE
NOMINATION FORM
Name of Candidate: Robert (Bob) Davis
IEEE Grade: Life Senior
Address:
e-mail:
[email protected]
IEEE Number: 06478010
8415 Woodbox Rd. Manlius, NY 13104
Current IEEE Position/s (if
any):
Director at Large EMC Society
Current Employment:
Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Staff E3 Engineer
Education:
BSEE; Rochester Institute of Technology
Personal Biography – Technical and Professional Experience (not to exceed 125 words in length)
Over 30 year’s experience working as an Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Engineer on Department
of Defense related programs and the Space Shuttle program. My employer for the last 26 years has been
Lockheed Corporation, where I have worked on ground based radar, submarine, surface Ship and under water
UUV programs. The other companies I worked for include Hamilton Standard Corp., American Electronic
Laboratories and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center (currently the Joint Spectrum Center).
I have been active in the GEIA G46 EMC Subcommittee for the last 16 years, where I have served as the
Chairman for the last 12 years.
Factual summary of IEEE/EMCS Activities (not to exceed 150 words in length)
COMMITTEE/BOARD:
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Member of the Board of Directors 2008 – 2016, VP for Member Services (2009 - 2014), Past Chair for the
Completed Careers Committee
REGION:
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Region 1
CHAPTER:
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Syracuse Joint AP/MTT/EMC
CONFERENCES:
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Vice Chair, IEEE Symposium on EMC & SIPI (2015; Santa Clara, CA)
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Secretary, IEEE International Symposium on EMC (2010, 2012 & 2014)
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Volunteer Coordinator, IEEE International Symposium on EMC (2011 & 2016 [Co-Chair])
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Marketing Co-Chair, IEEE International Symposium on EMC & SIPI (2017)
AWARDS:
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Certificate of Appreciation – Vice Chair IEEE Symposium on EMC & SIPI (2015)
BOD CANDIDATE
NOMINATION FORM
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Certificate of Appreciation – Secretary IEEE International Symposium on EMC (2010 & 2012)
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Certificate of Appreciation – Volunteer Coordinator IEEE International Symposium on EMC (2011)
IEEE/EMCS Accomplishments and Recognitions/Awards (not to exceed 200 words in length):
Active member of the Board of Directors; established the Completed Careers Committee, to honor those
members that had significantly contributed to the society and had recently passed away. As VP for Member
Services: I worked closely with the BoD and other members of the Executive Committee in establishing a 1)
Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Representative position, Student Liaison position, Section Coordinator
position and a Sister Society Committee. With BoD’s approval, I established new Membership Co-coordinator
positions in China and India. Created a new on-line EMC Society Membership Survey that debuted at the 2012
EMC Symposium. Successfully stayed within my budget, for each term of my Vice Presidency. Successfully
negotiated a $20,000 Promotions Initiative for 2012 - 2014 that was used to 1) purchase new membership
displays for the USA and Regions 8 – 10, and 2) pay for new EMC Society memberships at the 2012 through
2015 Annual Symposia and a regional conferences. Also, created EMC Society Membership and GOLD EMC
Brochures. Setup and ran the first EMC Society Senior Member Elevation Event at the 2015 Symposium in
Santa Clara.
Nominee Statement (not to exceed 150 words in length):
I have been a member of the IEEE EMC Society for over 30 years. I am active in the TC-4 subcommittee. I
have served three terms on the BoD and have been an active member while on the BoD. In fact, shortly after
becoming a member of the BoD I became chairman of the newly established Completed Careers Committee;
which honors those members of the EMC Society that had significantly contributed to the society and recently
passed away. I am presently serving my third term as Director in Large; a position that has afforded me the
opportunity to help shape the future of the EMC Society. I enjoy the time I spend supporting the EMC Society
and look forward to serving the society for another 3 years on the board.
Has the Candidate expressed willingness to serve in an EMCS
leadership and service role:
Nominator (*):Self
Yes
e-mail: [email protected]
(*)
Self nominations are acceptable
When available, please furnish all information directly to Bob Scully ([email protected]), for inclusion in the candidates'
election booklet. The information is due on or before 27 May 2016.
BOD CANDIDATE NOMINATION
PETITION FORM
Name of Candidate: Robert (Bob) Davis
Signatures
Signatures of a minimum of four (4) sitting BoD members excluding the candidate (for candidates who are at the time of
nomination sitting-elected BoD members) or of a minimum of fifteen (15) Society higher-grade members (i.e., excluding
those of students and affiliates) in good standing (i.e., dues paid), excluding the candidate (for candidates who are not at
the time of nomination sitting elected BoD members).
We, the undersigned, all of whom are current IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society higher-grade
Members in good standing, nominate the abovementioned person to serve on the EMC Society Board of
Directors for a three year term beginning January 1, 2017. If elected, the candidate has expressed willingness
to serve in an EMCS leadership and service role.
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